ATLANTA (AP) — The Tennessee Titans gave up one touchdown on a kickoff return, another on a long run. The kickers struggled, missing two field goals and an extra point. This being the preseason, the Titans still managed to win. Shane Boyd threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie O.J. Small with 1:28 remaining…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Civil War era letters are hard to read, with aging paper, occasional poor spelling and grammar, and words wrapped in the formal cursive of the time. “During that time some of those men came over part of the way and we went the other part and shook hands with each…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Truckers can still spend six days on the road during the week and drive for 11 hours at a time, thanks to a rule the Bush administration decided to leave intact even though truckers and safety advocates say it’s unsafe. For 60 years, truckers could drive for 10 consecutive hours. On Jan.…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After two decades of losing, it finally looked like supporters of a lottery in North Carolina had themselves a winner. But the lottery now looks like a sure thing that started strong and faded down the stretch. A vote shy in the state Senate, supporters are coming up short against a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Auto safety officials abandoned plans Friday for an additional crash test on new vehicles, saying it could lead to production changes that might actually bring more leg injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said more research was needed on a test in which only a portion of a vehicle’s front end…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As a college freshman, Will Mount feasted on the free but mostly illegal music available through online file-sharing software such as Kazaa. Now a senior, Mount has seen his free music fix become legal, thanks to an initiative by American University in Washington, D.C., to dissuade students from using its computer…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas promised freedom, jobs and homes for the people of Gaza once Israel completes its pullout. Hours before he spoke Friday at Gaza’s abandoned airport, an Israeli bulldozer demolished the first Jewish settlement, clearing land for Palestinian development. In the settlement of Gadid, Israeli troops expelled the…

By MARGIE MASON / AP Medical Writer A smoky haze that shrouded parts of Southeast Asia this month, forcing schools and businesses to close, is just one element of an air pollution problem that kills hundreds of thousands of people in the region annually, the World Health Organization said. Air pollution in major Southeast Asian…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An escaped inmate and his wife will return to Tennessee to face charges including murder in the shooting of a corrections officer during a violent getaway from a courthouse, an Ohio judge ordered Friday. George and Jennifer Hyatte fought in court last week against being sent out of Ohio. After Tennessee…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ozone levels are falling in Tennessee and 18 other Eastern states where smog has been a recurring problem in summer, helping improve air quality for a third of the nation’s population, the Environmental Protection Agency says. The improvement is due to fewer emissions of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, which together…