Courtesy of Thomas Built Buses BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS

(NEW YORK) -- Marylands Montgomery County Public Schools has announced a contract to replace its diesel buses with electric ones, starting with 326 electric buses over the next four years. It marks the single largest purchase of electric school buses in North America, according to the release announcing the deal.

The county sc...

Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesBy CLARK BENTSON, ABC News

(BAGHDAD) -- The pope brought his message of peace, reconciliation and tolerance to Iraq on the first day of his papal visit to this predominantly Muslim country.

The popes jet touched down at Baghdads airport with the event carried live on Iraqi television. The pope was met by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi at a small red carpet ce...

Official White House Photo by Adam SchultzBy MICHELLE STODDART and LAUREN KING, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Friday is Day 45 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Here is how the day is unfolding. All time Eastern:

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Deal reached on unemployment benefits after 8 hours

After eight hours of inaction, Democrats have reached an agreement among themsel...

ablokhin/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 379,000 jobs last month, pushing the unemployment rate for February down by a fraction of a percentage point to 6.2%, the Department of Labor said Friday.

Fridays jobs report highlights how the pace of the labor markets recovery remains hampered by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The pre-pandemic unemploymen...

Alex Panagopoulos - Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) -- They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of a famous one -- an illustration of a brave little teddy bear wielding a wooden sword to protect a sleeping child -- its worth turning into a movie.

Greek fantasy artistAlex Panagopoulosillustration, which shows the little bear defending his young owner from a toothy monst...

Chansom Pantip/iStockBy ANNE FLAHERTY and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Its the million dollar question everyone is asking: When will life return to normal? And will school be open this fall?

The answers are all over the map -- from Texas and Mississippi governors declaring their states already open and lifting mask mandates, to health experts ominously warning the virus will always l...