An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months.

A California woman gives hair-raising testimony in the trial of a Hollywood actor accused of stabbing her 23 times.

Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 2 storm though they warn it is still powerful as it heads toward North Carolina.

Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.

The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.