BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Saddam Hussein could be executed after his first trial if he is convicted and sentenced to death for his alleged role in a 1982 Shiite massacre, even though he faces other charges, an official close to the proceedings said Thursday. The first trial, which involves the deposed Iraqi ruler’s alleged role…

(AP) — Trashing “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo” seems pointless, even a bit cliched. Film critics clearly aren’t the target audience for this sequel, as we weren’t for its predecessor, “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.” What we say won’t matter now, as it didn’t matter then. (The first movie made about $65 million, which probably doesn’t sound…

By LYNN ELBER / AP Television Writer Michael, left, and Kirk Douglas pose for a portrait in Los Angeles on April 12, 2005. (AP Photo/HBO, Greg Gorman) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “I’m telling a story you’ve heard before,” Kirk Douglas announces to his son, Michael, as the younger man steps into his father’s living…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of protests by conservatives, an abortion rights group said Thursday night it is withdrawing a television advertisement linking Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to violent anti-abortion activists. “We regret that many people have misconstrued our recent advertisement about Mr. Roberts’ record,” said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Registry of Election Finance levied two fines and upheld another against three figures indicted in the Tennessee Waltz corruption case. The fines handed down Wednesday against former Sens. John Ford and Roscoe Dixon and Sen. Kathryn Bowers — all Democrats — are unrelated to the bribery charges against them. Bowers was…

MEMPHIS (AP) — A kidnap victim who pulled a .357-Magnum revolver from under a car seat and killed an attacker will not face criminal charges, a state prosecutor says. Police say Jacob Evans, 59, was abducted by two armed robbers in his driveway and forced to drive to a bank to withdraw money on Tuesday.…

McKENZIE (AP) — The second soldier from this town to be killed in the war in Iraq, Sgt. James Dustin “Dusty” Carroll, was remembered at his funeral Thursday for his professionalism, friendship and warm spirit. Carroll died Sunday about 20 miles south of Baghdad when the vehicle he was in was hit by shrapnel from…

JACKSON (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Thursday that he’s expanding the state’s Health Care Safety Net program to temporarily provide insulin and supplies for eligible adults who are being cut from TennCare. “Over the past year, we’ve worked closely with health-care providers and advocates to identify the most critical issues with the current TennCare…

WINCHESTER (AP) — A federal court jury returned an $8 million damage verdict against Greyhound Lines in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal crash when a passenger slashed the driver’s throat with a box cutter. Six passengers, including the attacker, were killed in the Oct. 3, 2001 crash on Interstate 24 between Nashville and Chattanooga.…

NEW YORK (AP) — One woman married serial killer Ted Bundy after his conviction. A prison psychologist, jilting her husband, fell in love with an inmate and helped him escape. And this week, a former prison nurse stands accused of killing a guard on behalf of a convicted robber she had married while he was…