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Oil operations like this one on Alaska's North Slope are designed for freezing conditions. But as the permafrost thaws, companies are creating new products to help the industry cope.

Oil Industry Copes With Climate Impacts As Permafrost Thaws

Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.

Why This List of Global Poverty Thinkers Is Being Called A 'Sausagefest'

Across Twitter, people in the development community were outraged that so few women were named on the list.

Officials Still Investigating California's Thomas Fire As Lawsuits Grow In Number

In California, officials continue to investigate the Thomas Fire — the largest wildfire in modern California history. A growing number of lawsuits claim a failed water system is a key reason hundreds of homes burned.

Why Public Approval Is Hard To Come By For Trump

Historically when the economy is in good shape so are the president's poll numbers. But there seems to be a disconnect between the current economy and President Trump's approval ratings.

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo during the quarterfinal match against Sweden at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the last match in which she played. Solo announced Thursday she is running for the U.S. Soccer presidency.

Hope Solo Announces She Is Running For U.S. Soccer Presidency

One of the goalkeeper's aims is to change America's "pay to play" youth soccer system. She joins a crowded field of contenders for the top post after Sunil Gulati announced he wouldn't run again.

Donnal Walker, 52, returned home to find his HIV pills floating in floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. He went 11 days without medication.

Texans With HIV Cope With Homes And Medicines Ruined By Hurricane Harvey

The hurricane closed pharmacies and clinics for a week or longer. Floodwaters spoiled drugs. People who fled to other states couldn't get their prescriptions filled for HIV medicine.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave an interview to Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators last week, a spokesman confirmed.

Sessions Interviewed By Special Counsel Robert Mueller As Part Of Russia Inquiry

The attorney general might be the first member of the Cabinet to talk with investigators in the special counsel's office as they investigate potential criminal conduct.

The National Rifle Association is responding to a request from a top congressional Democrat over foreign funding amid questions about its possible role in Russia's 2016 election meddling.

NRA Says It Receives Foreign Funds, But None Goes To Election Work

The National Rifle Association responded to an inquiry by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., amid reports of investigations into whether it had a role in Russian interference in the 2016 campaign.

YouTube Restores Account For Far-Right Activist Jerome Corsi

Corsi is the Washington, D.C., bureau chief of InfoWars. Corsi is among those on the right claiming that YouTube is censoring their speech in a concerted crack down.

White House chief of staff John Kelly (left) and then-staff secretary Rob Porter leave the White House with President Trump last November. Porter, who had been working for months under an interim security clearance, was forced to resign in February after allegations of domestic abuse became public.

White House Response To Lawmakers On Security Clearances 'Inadequate'

The House Oversight Committee had a lot of questions for the White House about security clearance procedures. The response came eight days late and was "inadequate," the committee said.

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