SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday commuted the sentence of a 52-year-old woman convicted of shaking her baby grandson to death, saying significant doubts surround her conviction. More...

AUSTIN, Texas — A police officer was shot and killed early yesterday at a Wal-Mart in Central Texas, and a suspect has been charged with capital murder, officials said. More...

MODESTO, Calif. More...

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St. Joseph Church in Claremont CLAREMONT — St. Joseph Church, 58 Elm St., in Claremont will hold an Easter Vigil Mass will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7. On Easter Sunday, April 8 at 8 a.m. More...

Banjo program CORNISH — The Cornish Historical Society presents “Old Banjos and Old Songs,” at 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, upstairs at the Cornish Town Offices at 488 Town House Road. More...

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Supreme Court yesterday granted a partial victory to the Rutland Herald in the newspaper’s effort to get access to records concerning allegations that Rutland city employees viewed pornography at work. More...

Dartmouth to help with China health reform effort CONCORD — New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College is spending the next five years helping China reform its health care system through a partnership that could pay off at home as well. More...

NEW YORK — Oil and gas production may explain a sharp increase in small earthquakes in the nation’s midsection, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests. More...

LOS ANGELES — Has it really been 13 years since a teenager got it on with an apple pie to launch one of Hollywood’s most-successful gross-out franchises? More...

or the last few weeks I’ve been hooked. I’ve been hooked on The Wars, and I’m not talking history here. More...

If any film should be redone in 3-D, it’s “Titanic.” And if any filmmaker should be the one doing the redoing, it’s James Cameron. More...

N.Y. police find stolen truck as it’s being buried MURRAY, N.Y. — Authorities say investigators using a helicopter to find a stolen 26-foot-long truck spotted a man using a bulldozer to bury the vehicle in a western New York sand pit. More...

DEAR ABBY: My husband served in Vietnam and proudly wears a Vietnam veteran insignia on his jacket or cap everywhere he goes. People approach him all the time and thank him for his service, which is wonderful. More...

Q: I understand the United States Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines for PSA testing for prostate cancer. It’s a complicated issue that I find difficult to understand. What’s your interpretation? More...