Shooting victim: 'I was trying to save the baby'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dayna Klein was writing thank you notes and making telephone calls in her office at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle when she heard what sounded like bubble wrap popping.

Penguins corralled on Texas highway

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) -- Twenty-one penguins were rescued on a hot east Texas highway Tuesday after a truck carrying the wildlife to a temporary home south of Houston overturned, said a state trooper.

Lieberman, McKinney in primary battles

ATLANTA (CNN) -- Voters turned out to pick nominees in two closely watched Democratic congressional races Tuesday, with polls showing Sen. Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut and Rep. Cynthia McKinney in Georgia trailing upstart challengers.

Egyptian students disappear in U.S.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Immigration agents and the FBI are looking for 11 Egyptian students who entered the United States on valid student visas, then failed to show up at a university in Montana, authorities said.

Lieberman blames 'dirty politics'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Officials with U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's re-election campaign say that "dirty politics" and "Rovian tactics" are to blame for what they call an online attack on their campaign Web site as Connecticut voters headed to the polls Tuesday.

Atlantic hurricane predictions lowered

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season should be slightly less active than originally predicted, but still above long-term averages, federal forecasters said Tuesday as they warned coastal residents not to let their guard down.

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.