LEXINGTON, Ky. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that a courthouse in central Kentucky can keep its display of the Ten Commandments because other historical documents also are included. The ruling by a three-judge panel for…

CHICAGO Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? About a third of U.S. teens would flunk a treadmill fitness test, a new study shows, meaning that more than 7 million youngsters could face higher risks for heart disease later in life. While that…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? One of country’s hardest rock bands will open for one of rock’s hardest country bands. Brooks & Dunn will warm up for the Rolling Stones in Omaha, Neb., Jan. 29. “We’ve thrown around the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The fifth annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will be June 16-18 near Manchester. The three-day camping and music festival will be on the same 700-acre farm as previous years, according to the festival’s…

DAYTON, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper arrested last month on a charge of drunken driving was bound over Tuesday to the Rhea County grand jury. Dayton police also charged Tony M. Schuer, 36, of Chattanooga…

FRANKLIN, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A former Williamson County commissioner charged with using a gun to threaten trick-or-treaters on his property waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Charles “Chuck” Eades, 76, was charged with aggravated assault and…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? State Rep. Beth Harwell, a potential candidate for governor next year, on Tuesday called on Gov. Phil Bredesen to address “embarrassing lapses of leadership” within his administration. The Nashville Republican wrote in a letter…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Gov. Phil Bredesen on Tuesday extended the state’s so-called TennCare “safety-net” program by formally announcing that private duty nursing will continue for eligible enrollees and other service limits will be postponed. “Good management has…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? In the buckle of the Bible belt, it’s to be called a Christmas tree, not a holiday tree. So voted Nashville’s Metro Council Tuesday night, apparently miffed that Mayor Bill Purcell had called it…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Rev. David R. Choby said one of the immediate challenges he would face as the new bishop of Nashville is finding a way to serve a growing Catholic population with a shrinking number…