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A car crashed through the front of the Langlois Music Company store at McHenry Village in Modesto, Calif.,Monday, July 21, 2014. A piano valued at $15,000 was pushed by the Mercedes opening a hole in the wall of the optometrist office next door.

Car crashes through front of Modesto music store

A car crashed through a McHenry Village music store Monday afternoon, sending a baby grand piano into the optometrist’s office next door.

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Stanislaus District coaches support new law reducing full-contact football practice

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation limiting full-contact football practice for California teenagers, his office announced Monday.

Opinion

Assemblyman John A. Pérez

Our View: In aborted recount in state controller’s race, voters win

Assemblyman John A. Pérez deserves a thank-you from Californians for having the good sense to call off a recount Friday of the votes cast for state controller in the June primary. If it had gone on much longer, the spectacle could have had an...

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After 3-year probe, feds to monitor Newark police

Newark's police department will undergo independent monitoring after a three-year federal investigation released Tuesday found "a pattern of unconstitutional policing" that included excessive use of force and inadequate accountability. 4 minutes ago

Living & Entertainment

Jeff Kahler: Dealing with an itchy problem

Skin problems, particularly itchy skin problems, can be quite frustrating to deal with, both as a caretaker trying to help our companion, and as a veterinarian with the same goal.

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, walks with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah upon his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The two men were set to hold a joint news conference regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Gaza rocket lands near Israel's main airport

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed near Israel's main airport Tuesday, wounding one Israeli and prompting all U.S. and some European and Canadian airlines to cancel flights to Tel Aviv — a reflection of high anxiety over air travel ... 5 minutes ago

Nation & World

President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office after speaking about the Afforable Care Act in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 21, 2013.

Appeals courts issue conflicting rulings on key tax plank in health care law

Two appeals courts on Tuesday split over the Affordable Care Act, reaching different conclusions about whether tax credits can help consumers buy coverage in the 36 states that use the federal health insurance marketplace. 47 minutes ago