For two years, the Napa Valley Register has published the names of people convicted of driving under the influence or the lesser charge of reckless driving while under the influence in Napa County.

On a lovely Friday evening in mid-July at Napa's Chefs Market, Debbie Sampson sipped wine and enjoyed conversation with a few close friends. She was not alone. Dozens of people routinely have a taste at Chefs Market, taking in the sights and sounds of the summertime events that have become a sort of community social hour for many Napans.

The sun was shining, music was playing and dancers were dancing at the Napa Valley Expo Sunday, during a first-time festival designed to bring Latino and Anglo cultures together.

After more than two years of legal wrangling, claims in Napa County Superior Court that the Jehovah's Witnesses church failed to stop incidents of child sex abuse here are inching toward trial.

Jim Asbury is doing what no other person in Napa County has been able to do in recent memory: organizing the community to begin to meet the needs of local foster care children and foster parents.

How much does a DUI cost? A lot.

Napa County Sheriff's deputies arrested an El Sobrante man in the latest of a string of burglaries that have plagued a Napa business.

A Labor Day procession through downtown St. Helena of about 300 people, many wearing white T-shirts and waving American flags, resembled marches earlier this summer calling for amnesty for illegal immigrants.

18-year-old shot to death in west Napa

CHICAGO -- Fire swept through a three-bedroom apartment on Chicago's North Side early Sunday, killing six children and injuring their mother and three siblings, authorities said.

WASHINGTON -- The federal government has fallen back to prosecuting international terrorists at about the same rate it did before Sept. 11, according to a study based on Justice Department data.

CHICAGO -- Men who become fathers in their 40s or older are much more likely to have autistic children than younger dads, a new study released Monday shows, bolstering evidence that genetics contributes to the mental disorder.

PINEY POINT, Md. -- President Bush marked Labor Day on Monday by promising to help keep U.S. workers competitive in global markets and reduce U.S reliance on foreign oil so it doesn't choke U.S. economic expansion.

GARDEN GROVE -- Gelia Crayton is the picture of conservative California. She worships at the Crystal Cathedral, Orange County's gleaming megachurch, and opposes abortion and gay marriage. She thinks illegal immigration is the scourge of the state.

LOS ANGELES -- Immigration protests that brought hundreds of thousands of marchers into the nation's streets this spring promised a potent political legacy -- a surge of new Hispanic voters. "Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote," they vowed.

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Tropical Storm John threatened to cause flash floods and mudslides Sunday as it passed over Mexico's Baja California peninsula, drenching local fishing villages and American vacationers after throwing a scare at the luxury resorts of Los Cabos.

PASHMUL, Afghanistan -- Warplanes and artillery pounded Taliban fighters hiding in orchards Sunday during a big Afghan-NATO offensive that the alliance said killed more than 200 militants in its first two days. Four Canadian soldiers also were killed.

DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan gave African Union troops a one-week ultimatum Monday to accept a deal blocking a proposed U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur or else leave the war-torn region, a step that would likely worsen the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Police found the tortured, blindfolded bodies of 33 men scattered across the capital Monday and the U.S.-led coalition reported combat deaths of seven servicemen, a day after Iraqi leaders said the capture of a top terror suspect would reduce violence.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A U.S. Army investigator has recommended that four American soldiers accused of raping a a 14-year-old girl and of killing her and her family face a court-martial, a lawyer in the case confirmed on Monday.