Satan worshiper executed in triple killing

LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A man who said he worshipped Satan and enjoyed killing three people, stabbing and beating them and stomping on them with steel-toed boots, was executed Tuesday.

Mauled tiger owner loses fight over big cat

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The claims of a tiger owner who sued New York city and police for searching his apartment without a warrant to confiscate his pet 450-pound Siberian tiger are tantamount to "chutzpah," a federal judge said in a ruling obtained Monday that dismissed the case.

Storm evacuee deaths raise bus safety questions

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Texas bus fire that killed 23 nursing home residents is prompting federal officials to examine whether buses are safe for people with special needs.

Oil shutdown expected to hit West Coast hard

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- BP's decision to shut down the nation's biggest oil field is expected to squeeze the West Coast particularly hard and the government is considering releasing oil from its emergency stockpile to ease the crunch.

Dixie Chicks cancel shows, add others

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.

Doctors separate Utah conjoined twins

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Doctors successfully separated 4-year-old twin sisters born fused at the midsection, with just one kidney and one set of legs, and were continuing with reconstruction surgery early Tuesday.

Oil lower as Alaska impact weighed

(CNN) -- Global oil prices are slightly lower Tuesday, a day after the market jumped 3 percent on news BP was shutting down Alaska's giant Prudhoe Bay oilfield, possibly for months.

Cheese workers win Powerball dough

PLYMOUTH, Wisconsin (AP) -- Dozens of cheese company workers returned to their jobs Monday after they reported being among about 100 workers who won a Powerball jackpot worth $208.6 million.

VA: Data for 38,000 veterans missing

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As many as 38,000 veterans may be at risk of identity theft because a Veterans Affairs Department subcontractor lost a desktop computer containing their sensitive personal data.

9 illegal immigrants die in Arizona crash

YUMA, Arizona (AP) -- A sport utility vehicle packed with suspected illegal immigrants overturned while the driver was trying to elude federal agents, killing nine people and injuring 12, officials said.

Equipment failure disrupts L.A. flights

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Landings were almost back to normal Monday at Los Angeles International Airport an hour after the instrument landing system failed, air traffic control officials said.

Teen accidentally kills mom during driving lesson

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) -- -- A 15-year-old girl accidentally struck and killed her mother while being taught how to parallel park, police said.

Investigator: Troops drank, golfed before Iraqi killings

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. soldiers accused of raping and murdering an Iraqi female drank alcohol and hit golf balls before the attack, and one of them grilled chicken wings afterward, an investigator told a U.S. military hearing Monday, citing a soldier's sworn statement.

South still sizzling

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (AP) -- The heat wave that snapped last week for much of the nation is still cooking parts of the South and Southeast and heat advisories were issued Monday for Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Large Alaskan oil field shut down

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- In a sudden blow to the nation's oil supply, half the production on Alaska's North Slope was being shut down Sunday after BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. discovered severe corrosion in a Prudhoe Bay oil transit line.

Astronaut Glenn, wife leave hospital

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Former senator and astronaut John Glenn and his wife, Annie, were discharged Sunday from a hospital where they had been recovering from what he called a "very serious" car accident.

Researcher: New passports vulnerable

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Electronic passports being introduced in the United States and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned.

Lonely nation

NEW YORK (AP) -- In bleak nursing homes and vibrant college dorms, in crowded cities and spread-out suburbs, Americans confront an ailment with no single cause or cure.

9/11 conspiracy theorists energized

(AP) -- Kevin Barrett believes the U.S. government might have destroyed the World Trade Center. Steven Jones is researching what he calls evidence that the twin towers were brought down by explosives detonated inside them, not by hijacked airliners.

Another Powerball win on 'Miracle Mile'

FOND DU LAC, Wisconsin (AP) -- The single winning ticket for the $208.6 million (€163.1 million) prize in the multistate Powerball lottery was sold to someone in Fond du Lac, a city with a history of big jackpot winners, the Wisconsin Lottery said.