NEW YORK (AP) — The Christian Brothers have agreed to pay more than $16 million to people who were molested as children by members of the U.S. religious order.

STOCKTON - A law firm representing a Stockton creditor in bankruptcy is accused of playing dirty by raiding attorneys from an opposing firm that represents the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

STOCKTON - A law firm representing a Stockton creditor in bankruptcy is accused of playing dirty by raiding attorneys from an opposing firm that represents the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

STOCKTON — A law firm fighting Stockton’s bankruptcy is accused of playing dirty by raiding attorneys from an opposing firm that represents the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

STOCKTON - The City Council on Tuesday took three prized pieces of property off a long list of those that will go up for sale to pay down Stockton's bankruptcy costs.

A day before police claim Joseph Francis Corey gunned down a Sacramento County animal control officer, a Sheriff’s deputy removed a loaded double-barrel shotgun from Corey’s Galt home, according to testimony given Friday by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Arturo Gonzalez.

(NAPSI)--Many people might get and keep their hands on more money if they had a better grasp of finances. Consider these statistics from Indiana State University:

Beyond terrorism’s life and limb costs are the cold, hard dollar sums.

How long does it take one police department to purchase $11,000 in used guns? About three hours. 

Why is it that politicians cannot learn from their past mistakes? They get into trouble through overspending, then think they can rectify everything by spending more, or following the same program of disaster that got them in trouble.

This is in response to “Post-Prop. 30 California” by George Neely, April 13. In the column he said the Lodi Unified School District voted to spend more money due to Prop. 30.

The people of Stockton will feel financial fallout for years after a federal judge ruled Monday to let the city become the most populous in the nation to enter bankruptcy.

On its first official day in bankruptcy, the city of Stockton now must grapple with the hard part of reorganizing its financial affairs — how to share the financial burden equitably among creditors while meeting its massive state pension obligations.

Sanborn Chevrolet, a Lodi staple for decades, has had a changing of the guard in its leadership.

(BPT) - Everyone makes money mistakes. Some are harmless – like writing last year’s date on checks or buying a big-screen TV the day before they go on sale. Others can be downright harmful, especially when they could mean the difference between getting a good interest rate and paying thousands more in interest over the life of a loan.

(NAPSI)—If someone you didn’t know asked to borrow money from you, what would you need to know before you took the risk of making the loan? Most likely, you would want to know that this person had borrowed money before and had a good track record of repaying it.

(NAPSI)—Investing some time and effort in researching your stockbroker—just as you would if he or she were a security—can pay dividends.

It might be too cold this week to work in the vegetable garden or refinish the deck in the backyard. But it is never too early to start planning a string of creative improvement projects for the years ahead. A slew of vendors and local businesses at this weekend's Lodi Home and Garden Show are eager to help you get going.

Directors of the Lodi Boys and Girls Club are meeting tonight after learning that the club's CEO once worked briefly for a marijuana operation, but did not disclose that when he applied for his current job.

Health care is sure to be a hot topic throughout 2013. With existing and upcoming effects from the Affordable Care Act, many Americans face changes when it comes to their health and their insurance plans. The law is confusing and the changes are complex. It’s important to understand how this law will affect your health care and what you personally need to do in the future.

Joseph Francis Corey, the Galt man suspected in the cold-blooded killing of an unarmed animal control officer on Wednesday, was a man of varied skills — and faces.

Joseph Francis Corey, 65, arrested early today and facing murder charges after a SWAT team managed to get in his garage following a 17-hour standoff, is suspected of shooting and killing an animal control officer a day earlier.

Hostess Brands, Inc. is no more. The Southern District of New York's U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the company's emergency interim motion to sell off its assets. Last year, Hostess had sales of more than $2.5 billion, led by its iconic Twinkies, Ho Hos and my personal favorite, Sno Balls.