Hurricane Wilma, which triggered mudslides that killed up to 10 people in Haiti, has strengthened to a catastrophic Category 5 storm as it approaches western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Calling a 205-pound baby a "bundle" of joy sounds like an understatement. But that's how Lowry Park Zoo officials announced the birth this week of a baby male elephant - the first African elephant to be born in the Tampa Bay area. "We like to pat ourselves on the back, but it's really a feather in the cap for the whole bay area," zoo veterinarian David Murphy said Tuesday.

Engineers here are testing a new kind of transparent armor -- stronger and lighter than traditional materials -- that could stop armor-piercing weapons from penetrating vehicle windows.

David Copperfield says he plans to impregnate a girl on stage - without even touching her.

A 10ft (3m) snake thought to have been living in sewage pipes in a block of flats for three months has been caught on a bathroom floor.