Birth certificates can be purchased in person at City Hall, with same-day pickup available during business hours.

Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that once was a stable.

People are finding stuffed animals in the dirt and mud that were swept away when floods hit central Texas on July 4. They are working to reunite them with families who lost them.

Vadodara: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly running a racket to create fake birth certificates and other do.

After washing it, the stuffed animal looked nearly perfect: a white, gray and ivy-striped lamb with a peaceful expression — clean, soft and whole.

Living without a birth certificate restricts access to healthcare and education in South Africa. On the continent, more than half of Africa's children under five lack any form of legal identity.