Spillover violence from Mexico is less than feared, and more

Spillover violence from Mexico is less than feared

Despite mounting concern that the growing violence in Mexico is spilling into the U.S., the latest FBI statistics show that the four major U.S. cities with the lowest violent crime rates are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, and Austin.

Time

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Wrongly marked graves at Arlington National Cemetery

Some 6,500 graves at Arlington National Cemetery are marked with the wrong names, the Army inspector general has found. The report blames shoddy record-keeping and poor management.

USA Today

The Amish expand west

The Amish have branched out from Pennsylvania and Ohio, and now have communities in 28 states, as they keep expanding west in search of affordable, fertile farmland. The total Amish population stands at 249,000, double what it was in 1992.

Associated Press

A front-row seat for Fox News

Fox News is moving into a front-row seat in the White House briefing room, following a unan­imous vote by the White House Correspondents’ Association. Liberal groups petitioned the group to award the vacant seat to NPR, calling Fox a “right-wing propaganda outlet.”

The Hill

North Korea’s soccer team receives a reprimand

After losing all three games in the World Cup, North Korea’s national soccer team was subjected to a six-hour, public “reprimand” at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang, and accused of betraying the country “in the great ideological struggle.” The team’s coach was assigned a new job as a laborer.

Toronto Star