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In this undated photo posted Aug. 26, 2019, on the Thailand Royal Office website, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn sits on the throne with his official consort Sineenatra Wongvajirabhakdi at the royal palace.

What The Ouster Of The Royal Consort May Say About Where Thailand Is Heading

Some experts suggest King Maha Vajiralongkorn's firing of his consort may be an additional power move by a monarch who has worked to amass personal authority since he succeeded his father in 2016.

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian's then-oil minister on Dec. 1, 1973, in London during talks on the oil crisis.

Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Key To Making Saudi Arabia A World Oil Power, Dies At 90

He was Saudi Arabia's oil minister for nearly 25 years, rising to fame for engineering the 1973 oil embargo and negotiating Saudi control of Aramco from U.S. fuel giants.

People commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Lady Diana Spencer at the "Flamme de la Liberte" monument in Paris on Wednesday.

Princess Diana showed the world how to use celebrity for good

Diana, Princess of Wales, was known for championing humanitarian causes and redefining celebrity. She died 25 years ago today.

A voter stands by for her ballot as people wait more than four hours for early voting Friday in Fairfax, Va.

Step Aside Election 2000: This Year's Election May Be The Most Litigated Yet

In 2000, lawyers and election officials endlessly examined and debated butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Now, the legal arguments are more complex and center on the rules governing mail-in voting.

In this April 14, 2020, photo, Radik Musin directs families in cars as they line up to receive computers for San Diego Unified School District distance learning, in San Diego.

Community Conversation: Coronavirus Impacts On Vulnerable Students

On a special episode of KPBS Midday Edition, education reporter Joe Hong speaks with three people who have dedicated their lives to working with students most vulnerable to falling behind during distance learning.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, flashes a thumbs-up to a passing motorist while waving signs, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger advance in Alaska Senate race

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

A memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Monday. Photographs of the victims, from left, show Layla Salazar, Makenna Lee Elrod, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos and Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo.

What we know about the victims of the Uvalde school shooting

Two teachers and 19 students were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, making it the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and other Republicans filed suit to give Vice President Pence authority to count the votes of alternate electors.

Courts Reject Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors

Rep. Louie Gohmert and other Republicans argued that the Constitution lets Vice President Pence reject Biden electors and count those for Trump. But judges say the plaintiffs have no standing to sue.

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas (right) speaks during a Dec. 3 news conference on Capitol Hill. Gohmert and other Republicans have filed suit to give Vice President Pence authority to count the votes of alternate electors.

Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors

Rep. Louie Gohmert and other Republicans argue that the Constitution lets Vice President Pence reject Biden electors and count those for Trump. The judge says the plaintiffs have no standing to sue.

One of the ten yurts available for rental at the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Campground in South Bay starting April 28, 2021.

Southwesternmost US Campground Opens In Tijuana River Valley

The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park campground opened Wednesday with 51 campsites, yurt rentals, gardens and ball fields.

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