Ken Stanford

The last of tens of thousands of evacuees returned home Saturday after firefighters scoured charred hillsides north of San Diego to guard against a resurgence of flames that ripped through the region this week.

The Utah Supreme Court has ordered a temporary halt of several district judges' orders requiring the Utah Department of Health to issue birth certificates in same-sex parent adoptions.

Kraft Foods Group is recalling some of its cottage cheese products, company officials announced Saturday.

Health officials reported Saturday what appears to be the first time that a mysterious Middle East virus has spread from one person to another in the United States.

Republicans in Georgia's feisty Senate race outlined their positions on key issues ranging from taxes to immigration during their final debate on Saturday, just days before their nationally watched primary.

Two longshot candidates in the Republican primary for Georgia governor disagreed Saturday on whether to participate in a national health insurance overhaul and whether to expand the places people can carry firearms.

Shuffling his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama plans to nominate Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan to be budget director and is considering San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to succeed Donovan, according to people familiar with the selection process.

Candidates in Georgia's fiercely contested Republican Senate race headed to one of the most solidly Republican areas in the country on Saturday, just days ahead of a primary that could help determine congressional control.

Three Democratic Senate candidates blasted Michelle Nunn for skipping a televised debate ahead of the upcoming primary, and they accused the front-runner of not standing up for Democratic Party values as she goes after conservative Georgia voters.