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The demand for public transportation has dropped dramatically since the pandemic began. But many essential workers in Los Angeles never stopped taking the bus to and from work every day.

Lee Horton reflects on life outside prison walls after a quarter century behind bars. He was sentenced to life without parole but the sentence was commuted and he was released earlier this year.

The service delivers meals to homebound seniors and people with disabilities and could be facing big cuts in the Trump budget. Studies show the program improves health and saves money.

A day after a plane crash that killed at least 240 people, India's state-run media reports that its aviation watchdog has ordered Air India to undertake extra safety checks on its Boeing 787 planes.

The Tunisian President declared a state of emergency for 30 days and an overnight curfew following the explosion that ripped through a bus carrying presidential security on a main road in Tunis.

As many as a million people were warned to leave their homes in Bangladesh as Cyclone Mora hits land. A few days ago, before it was strong enough to be a cyclone, it dumped heavy rain on Sri Lanka.

More than an hour before taking the stage to formally announce his re-election, @Barack Obama tweeted his victory. He wrote, "This happened because of you." Obama was one of millions of people who tweeted on Election Day. Traffic on the social networking site peaked at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday when the TV networks called the race.

In 2006, Helen Marriage convinced London officials to let a 40-foot elephant puppet parade through the streets. The result? Four magical days that sparked the imaginations of one million people.

A video message from President Obama tells the people of Iran and their leaders that the U.S. wants to engage with their country and end decades of a strained relationship, but not unless Iranian officials stop making threats. The message with Farsi subtitles is timed to the festival of Nowruz, which means "new day." It marks the arrival of spring and is a major holiday in Iran.

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech 50 years ago, Leonard Freed was there to document it.