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NEW ORLEANS, La. -- 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. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in protective "Gumby suits."

SEATTLE -- Searchers in the rugged North Cascades of Washington state have found a backpack belonging to the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, but are still looking for the missing climber.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office said Thursday that Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Lee didn't knowingly or willfully violate the state's laws for registering as a lobbyist.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely.

PROVO -- Utah County is outlawing the possession of the marijuana substitute known as spice in its unincorporated areas.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's longest publishing daily newspaper says it will cut nearly half of its staff and consolidate breaking news operations with affiliated television and radio operations.