By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer Sen. James Kyle, D-Memphis, right, argues during a Senate finance committee meeting, as Sen. Douglas Henry, D-Nashville listens in, to have amendments removed that would delay his charity gambling bill. (AP Photo/Christopher Berkey) NASHVILLE (AP) — The state Senate voted Monday for a bill setting up charitable gambling…

By KARIN MILLER / Associated Press Writer MATHENY NASHVILLE (AP) — A special legislative committee appointed to study dozens of bills and find a solution to the spread of methamphetamine and its devastating impact on families essentially gave up on Monday. Committee members could not reach a consensus on the best approach. They knew that…

MT Media Relations MURFREESBORO — Troy State scored twice in the first and Brent Adcock made it stand up with eight innings of two-hit pitching, as the Trojans defeated Middle Tennessee, 2-1, in the first of a two-game series Monday afternoon at Reese Smith Field. The Blue Raiders (14-5) lost their second game in a…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The NFL released its national television schedule for the preseason Monday, and the Tennessee Titans landed one game on Monday Night Football. The Titans will visit the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 30. They will open the preseason against Cleveland at The Coliseum on Aug. 14. Tennessee will visit Buffalo the week of…

By MARK SHERMAN / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare’s financial outlook is deteriorating because of the new prescription drug benefit and other changes that will swell costs to the program by more than $500 billion over 10 years, analysts say. An existing surplus built up by taxes on baby boomers is likely to…

By HOPE YEN / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal panel reviewing the Sept. 11 attacks says a two-day hearing will focus on the Bush and Clinton administrations’ failed response to the threat from al-Qaida amid new allegations that Bush officials didn’t do enough to prevent the tragedy. Timothy Roemer, a former Democratic…

By GENARO C. ARMAS / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s population growth is slowing because women are having fewer children and more people are dying from AIDS, especially in Africa, according to a Census Bureau report released Monday. The report forecasts there will be nearly 9.1 billion people by 2050, a nearly…

By LESLIE MILLER / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Later this spring the government will begin testing a way to screen rail passengers and their luggage to see if it can quickly and accurately detect security risks, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Monday. Ridge said the project would take place at a yet-to-be…

By HARRY R. WEBER / AP Business Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot is going the way of retailers like Crate & Barrel and Macy’s by offering an online gift registry, but will brides and grooms be eager to snap up miter saws or pressure washers? Industry observers see it as a way for the…