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Workers on London's underground transit system are demanding more radios, more secure rail-car cabs and chemical protection suits in the wake of two recent attacks. They're threatening to go on strike if talks Wednesday with city transportation officials break down.

Jeffrey Epstein died by apparent suicide on Saturday while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. With no defendant to stand in court, the criminal case against Epstein is effectively over.

Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, is sponsoring a bill that could increase scrutiny of insurance companies.

China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and refuses most contacts with countries that maintain formal ties with Taiwan.

Lawyers in Pennsylvania are working furiously to help file petitions for the state's juvenile lifers before the end of the month. A recent Supreme Court ruling struck down mandatory juvenile life terms, and hundreds of Pennsylvania prisoners are hoping they can get new sentencing hearings.

Brazil has more household workers per capita than any other country. A new law in the South American nation expanded the rights of domestic workers. But despite the law being on the books now for almost two months, there is still a long way to go in changing the social dynamic in Brazil.

TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking a federal appeals court to put on hold a ruling that would pave the way for hundreds of thousands of...

The U.S. is facing its worst affordable housing crisis in generations. The heart of the problem is we just doesn't have enough homes. There's too much demand and not enough supply.

Republican lawmakers try to come up with a package of spending cuts to offset the cost of hurricane relief. With the Bush administration now asking for less money for Katrina victims than anticipated, the spending cuts may be less dramatic.

Italian magistrates are considering a British request for the extradition of a suspect in the July 21 attempted bombings in London. The suspect was arrested in Rome Friday after an international manhunt.