NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – Steve McNair has only one wish for Christmas this season, and he can sum that up in two words. “A win,” the Tennessee quarterback said. The Titans (4-10) can try and take care of…

BOSTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – New moms at hospitals in Massachusetts will no longer get gift diaper bags filled with baby formula and other freebies, thanks to state health officials intent on promoting breast-feeding. The ban on goodies from formula…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – The health-risk scores that the government created over the last decade to identify communities with potential hazards from industrial air pollution caught many local officials by surprise. In a widely published story last week, The…

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – This Christmas, Gerry and Rachael Coakley plan to spend the day with his parents. They’ll attend Roman Catholic Mass, open presents around his folks’ tree and join them for Christmas dinner. But before the evening meal,…

OMAHA, Neb. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – The Roman Catholic Church is the largest denomination in America, but you wouldn’t know it from religious radio. The format is huge – behind news talk and country it was the third-most numerous format…

FALLUJAH, Iraq Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – President Bush has authorized new cuts in U.S. combat troops in Iraq, below the 138,000 level that prevailed for most of this year, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday. Addressing U.S. troops at…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation has launched a Web-based mapping system that allows motorists to see real-time road conditions from any computer with an Internet connection. The SmartWay mapping program allows motorists to log…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – Prosecutors are asking a federal judge if former state Sen. Roscoe Dixon must find a new lawyer to defend him on public corruption charges, a move that could delay his upcoming trial. Dixon, a…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – Safety Commissioner Jerry Nicely said Thursday that four troopers have been recommended for termination after background checks showed 41 employees of the Tennessee Highway Patrol had criminal histories or driving violations. Earlier this month…

CENTERVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. – Workers at the Hickman County landfill found a box full of explosives Thursday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol bomb squad was called in to dispose of the dangerous material, which included 22 railway torpedoes. Officials…