(CNN) -- Thousands of green card applicants will no longer "age out" and have to go to the back of the line if they turn 21 during the protracted U.S. immigration process, an appeals court has ruled in a defeat for the federal government.

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- Philadelphia Judge M. Teresa Sarmina ruled Friday to stay the execution of Terrance Williams and grant a new penalty phase in the case.

BALTIMORE, Md.--Any day now a Fanny Mae representative could padlock Sharon Marie Smith out of the house she's called home for 37 years.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A record number of American households have student loan debt.

(CNN) -- The Obama campaign is releasing a new television ad on Thursday, just days before the first presidential debate, featuring President Barack Obama as he lays out his political agenda for the public.

(CNN) -- Education, like any other profession, has a language all its own. We've compiled a short list of some of the words and phrases you are likely to come across this academic year. It's by no means all-inclusive, and some of these terms are not new, but it gives you a sense of some of education's priorities as we start a new school year.

(CNN) -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Tuesday released two new television ads attacking Republican Rep. Rick Berg in North Dakota's tight Senate race.

(CNN) -- The nation's highest ranking Mormon in elected office said Monday that Republican presidential candidate is "not the face of Mormonism."

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Embroiled in his campaign for re-election, President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in a sweeping speech meant to honor slain Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, confront Iran and Syria, and highlight American involvement in the Middle East.

(CNN) -- Three years ago, a federal court found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responsible for the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.