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Political activist Mongkhon Thirakot flashes the pro-democracy gesture of a three-finger salute ahead of going to a court in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, Thursday Jan. 26, 2023.

A Thai court sentences an activist to 28 years for online posts about the monarchy

A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country's monarchy.

Grocery Lane was the place for healthy, affordable food in Old North Dayton before the tornado. Six months after the storm, it remains boarded up.

Proposed gas station at former site of grocery store in Old North Dayton denied

Dayton’s Board of Zoning Appeals denied a permit application for the construction of a gas station where the old GroceryLane used to be in North Dayton. Community members there opposed the project.

5 Black ex-Memphis cops are jailed and charged with murder for Tyre Nichols death

Five Black ex-Memphis Police officers have been jailed and charged with murder in the beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols. The police chief called the beating heinous, reckless and inhumane.

Tesla's price cuts are catching the eye of potential Tesla buyers

Tesla sets its prices — and changes those prices — like no other automaker. Recent price cuts upset Tesla owners, but are catching the eye of lots of potential Tesla buyers.

A dramatic political battle for the RNC's next chair culminates this week

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Politico's Rachel Bade about the infighting leading up to the RNC's election for committee chair on Friday.

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., in 2022. An advisory committee for the FDA voted Thursday to simplify the country's approach to COVID vaccination.

An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer Ryuichi Sakamoto, photographed on June 30, 2016 in Paris.

As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact

The composer has been lauded for decades over his deeply affective music; director Alejandro González Iñárritu, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and more join us to explain why.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers remarks during the a hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2022.

Rep. Adam Schiff announces 2024 Senate run, teeing up a high-profile primary

The seat currently held by 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein is safely Democratic. Feinstein has not announced if she will retire, but Democratic hopefuls are already entering the race for her seat.

Jimmy Kimmel celebrates 20 years as a (reluctant) late night TV institution

Kimmel says he thought he was going to stop; then he didn't.

This combo of booking images provided by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office shows, from top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.

5 Memphis ex-police are charged with murder and jailed over the death of Tyre Nichols

The five former officers each face a litany of charges, including second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.

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