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Former Vice President Al Gore shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on climate change.

Al Gore Warns That Trump Is A 'Distraction' From The Issue Of Climate Change

"I have no illusions about the possibility of changing Donald Trump's mind," he says. Instead, the former vice president wants to build bipartisan consensus to address the crisis.

He's 11, A Business Owner And Just Landed The World's Most Famous Client

The White House continues its letters-from-forgotten-people series with a business opportunity from 11-year-old local entrepreneur.

President Trump signs the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act at the White House in April. When they sign legislation, presidents can issue a "signing statement" to share their legal interpretation of the new law. Trump did so with the Russia sanctions law.

Like Presidents Past, Trump Adds A Signing Statement To A Bill He Doesn't Like

President Trump released a scathing signing statement about the Russia sanctions bill he signed into law on Wednesday. Legal and political experts weren't surprised.

The president has revived campaign demands that Hillary Clinton be investigated, and some Republican legislators are joining in.

Calls To Investigate Clinton Pose A Challenge To U.S. Political Norms

President Trump and some GOP lawmakers want an investigation into Hillary Clinton and other figures from the Obama era. But a probe of a defeated candidate is not the norm in American democracy.

Philip Kirby says he felt pressured into taking Vivitrol for his heroin addiction by his drug court treatment program. "Like I couldn't come into the program until I got it," he says.

To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges

The pharmaceutical company Alkermes is trying to increase the number of people taking Vivitrol for their opioid addiction by marketing the drug to judges, who have the power to influence treatment.

A worker at the Bollman Hat Co. in Adamstown, Pa. Economists say the pickup in U.S. wages has been sluggish. One possible reason is that baby boomers are leaving the workforce in their peak earning years.

Why America's Wages Are Barely Rising

Economists say the pickup in wages has been sluggish. One possible reason is that high-earning baby boomers are leaving the workforce. And some people aren't looking to work because wages are too low.

Senate Panel To Probe How To Bring Stability To Health Insurance Market

GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander has organized bipartisan hearings aimed at preventing a "death spiral" on the health insurance market. David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.

An undated photo of Vietnamese national Trinh Xuan Thanh sitting on a park bench in Berlin. Thanh disappeared last month and resurfaced days later in Vietnam, where he had an outstanding warrant.

Germany, Vietnam Spar Over Alleged Kidnapping Of Former Oil Executive

Germany says an asylum-seeker who vanished in Berlin and turned up in Vietnam was snatched by Vietnamese agents. Vietnam says the man turned himself in. Now Germany is expelling a Vietnamese official.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends a Cabinet meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow last month.

Russian Prime Minister Slams Trump Administration 'Weakness' Over U.S. Sanctions

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the U.S. sanctions package "ends hopes for improving our relations with the new administration." President Trump signed the bill but called it "seriously flawed."

The goals of the planetary protection officer are to protect the Earth and to protect other planets from being contaminated by substances from Earth during exploration.

Do You Have What It Takes To Be NASA's Next Planetary Protection Officer?

The job posting has elicited headlines about how the space agency is seeking a person to defend Earth from aliens. But it's really more about microorganisms than little green men.

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