California Gov. Gray Davis late Wednesday suspended the sale of birth and death records to private companies, which have published the data online, on concerns that the records could be used to steal ...

In this July 25, 2013 photo, Maura Duffy, 35, poses for a photo inside her apartment in Chicago. Duffy, who was adopted at birth, is among 8,800 Illinois residents since 2010 who have been able to see ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Barack Obama's birth records is the fact that anyone can walk into a Hawaii vital records office, wait in line behind couples getting ...

People-search and family history Web sites have come under fire from California lawmakers, residents and privacy advocates concerned that personal data available online can be used to aid identity ...

HONOLULU — Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Barack Obama's birth records is the fact that anyone can walk into a Hawaii vital records office, wait in line behind couples getting marriage ...

New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some investigate their family histories. A new law effective ...

HONOLULU -- Anyone would be able to get a copy of President Barack Obama's birth records for a $100 fee under a bill introduced in the state Legislature that backers hope will finally dispel claims he ...

"Merry Christmas" has a whole new meaning for a woman who gets to spend holiday time with her birth mother after a nearly 40-year search that revealed she may have been switched at birth. "It means ...

New York State is now officially one of only ten states in the country to allow adult adoptees unrestricted access to their original pre-adoption birth certificate. The new law, which took effect on ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- Michigan's base price for a birth certificate purchased from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the highest in the country according to a 13 ON YOUR ...

Shawna Hodgson speaks at a Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting. Every year on her birthday, Shawna Hodgson and her brother drive out to East Texas, and they visit her grave. Hodgson was ...