U.S. and world news for March 24

23andMe in bankruptcy court

Genetic testing firm 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on Sunday and CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki officially resigned. The company, which has struggled to find a sustainable business model, said it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate a sale. Since 2006, 23andMe has been providing DNA testing services that give its members health and ancestry insights. It’s not yet known what will happen to all of the genetic data 23andMe currently possesses if a sale is finalized.

Love – 1st Black GOP congresswoman – dies at 49

Mia Love, the first Black GOP congresswoman, died Sunday. She was 49. Love represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019 and was described by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox as “a true trailblazer and visionary leader.” After leaving office, Love became a political commentator at CNN and a rotating guest on the ABC talk show, “The View.” She was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.

Greenland PM assails U.S. trip to country

Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte B. Egede slammed a planned trip to the island by a delegation of US officials, including second lady Usha Vance and national security adviser Mike Waltz. Egede took particular issue with Waltz’s visit, calling it “highly aggressive” in light of President Donald Trump’s recent comments about annexing the autonomous Danish territory. “What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us,” Egede said in an interview with Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday. “His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel American belief in Trump’s mission — and the pressure will increase.” Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who is likely to be Greenland’s next leader, also said the timing of the visit showed “a lack of respect.”

Venezuelan migrants deported back to Venezuela

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants were deported from the US and flown to Caracas early this morning. It was the first deportation flight to land in Venezuela since the two countries agreed to resume repatriations. The restarting of such flights occurred despite growing outrage in Venezuela over the deportation of 238 Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The US accused the migrants of being members of a Venezuelan criminal organization, but relatives denied that claim. The Trump administration also announced plans to end legal status for more than 500,000 migrants who arrived in the US from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua during President Joe Biden’s term under a humanitarian parole program. They will have just 30 days to leave or face deportation.