Gerber

This year’s Gerber baby shows that love is the most important part of building a family.

Gerber says its newest spokesbaby is a spunky 1-year-old with “the look of wonder in her eyes,” born to a Hmong immigrant family in North Carolina. The company announced Tuesday that the winner of its ninth annual photo search is 1-year-old Kairi Yang, a little girl from Hickory who sometimes makes a cute “growling” sound when she gets excited. Her...

The measure would help restore public trust, according to supporters while critics warn it could open officers to more attacks and criticism.

Swiss food and drink giant Nestle is selling its U.S. candy business to Italy’s Ferrero for about $2.8 billion in cash. Ferrero will take over iconic chocolate brands Butterfinger and Crunch bars, as well as the sugary Nerds, SweeTarts and FunDip

California has retained largely symbolic measures guiding water conservation during drought.

A weekly report issued Thursday showed the state’s two largest reservoirs, Northern California’s Oroville and Shasta, at 126 and 124 percent — more good news for drought recovery.