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Explaining the deferred action policy

By CNN
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting requests Wednesday for consideration of deferred action for young undocumented immigrants who arrived in America as children.

Shooting wounds guard at Family Research Council

By CNN
A shooting in the lobby of the conservative Family Research Council in Washington wounded a security guard Wednesday, investigators said.

Bumbo Baby Seats recalled by manufacturer

By CNN
Four million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled due to the risk of babies falling out of them, said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday.

Evangelist Billy Graham leaves hospital, returns home, spokesman says

By CNN
Evangelist Billy Graham was released from the hospital Tuesday after a two-day stay and returned to his North Carolina home, Mission Hospital said.

Report: Next iPhone goes on sale September 21

By CNN
More details about the presumably imminent release of the next iPhone have emerging, if the typically anonymous spate of Internet sources are to be believed.

Chemists create chocolate with half the fat

By CNN
Chocoholics have been looking for the answer for years: Chocolate + ? = Cellulite-less thighs. We just never thought chemists would be the ones to solve the equation.

Ron Palillo, TV's 'Horshack,' dead at 63

By CNN
Actor Ron Palillo, who played class clown Arnold Horshack on the 1970s television comedy "Welcome Back, Kotter," has died at age 63, his agent said Tuesday.

Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized in North Carolina

By CNN
Evangelist Billy Graham is "doing fine" while being treated at a North Carolina hospital for bronchitis, his spokesman said Monday.

Trump will have 'memorable' role at GOP convention, aide says

By Michael Wesp
Donald Trump is set to get a 'unique' gig at the Republican National Convention in late August, an aide to the real estate titan confirmed on Friday.

Official: Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops

By CNN
A man in an Afghan military uniform killed three U.S. troops Friday in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of assaults against NATO soldiers by Afghans clad in security force garb.