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The Dallas Morning News. Mexican drug traffickers are funneling cocaine to Italian organized crime, and some shipments are moving through Dallas. "We've got some of the major cartel members established here dealing their wares in Europe," said James Capra, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Dallas office. (Read the article)

THE NEW YORK TIMES. There has been a conspicuous shift in the Italian film industry — from the big screen to the computer screen. Several of the best-known Italian directors have turned their lenses to making short movies for the Internet. Some have been lured by commercial projects, others by the opportunity to tell poignant stories in a condensed form. And in a country with one of the lowest levels of Internet access in Europe, for many it is the first time they have flirted with the medium. (Read the article)

NJ VOICES. t. Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, an enduring fortress of tradition in a changing Newark, will lose the priest who was its spiritual guide for a half-century. But Monsignor Joseph Granato won't go without a fight -- a fight his supporters say will both maintain that tradition and keep the cleric in the city. (Read the article)

THE NEW YORK TIMES. Following in the footsteps of more famous actors-turned-politicians like Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura, Mr. Anthony J. Ribustello -- who played Tony Soprano’s driver on the HBO mob series -- is running for Bronx borough president this week. (Read the article by Katherine Bindley.)