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According to Mexican law enforcement officials, a 32-year-old man who served in the U.S. military and as a police officer in Texas led a 16-member gang that's blamed for several violent crimes. He and other suspected gang members were arrested last month.

One World Trade Center is now the third tallest building in the world, overtaking Taipei's 1,667 ft. structure. The Willis Tower in Chicago now loses its claim as the tallest building in the United States.

William "Bull" Bullard of the famed Harlem Globetrotters went up for a slam dunk. He came down with the backboard and stanchion. The glass shattered and he just missed getting caught underneath it all. Bull escaped with some cuts. WATCH.

There aren't many businesses accepting Bitcoin just yet, so what's bringing together the futuristic currency with the age-old profession of farming? Some say credit card fees play a big role.

Fifteen countries in the Caribbean are seeking reparations from their former colonial masters for the lasting harm slavery has had on their countries. Host Michel Martin talks about the effort with Jermaine McCalpin from the University of West Indies in Jamaica.

Thousands of people in the Dominican Republic are being stripped of their citizenship by that country. Host Michel Martin talks to Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles about why Dominicans of Haitian ancestry are denouncing the decision.

With thousands of islands in the warm waters of the Pacific, the Philippines are destined to face angry tropical storms year after year. The country is better prepared than in the past, but could perhaps learn lessons of countries like India and Cuba that have made major progress in coping with potential disasters.

On her Hyperbole and a Half blog, Allie Brosh writes stories about her life illustrated with a "very precise crudeness." Most are lighthearted — about her dog or her favorite grammatical mistake ("a lot" vs. "alot) — but her most popular posts have also been the most upsetting, about her crippling depression.

Filipino TV reporter David Santos describes what it was like to ride out Typhoon Haiyan and then to see the devastation. In the area where he was, Santos says, law and order quickly broke down.

Citing high rates of sexual harassment and female genital mutilation, a new survey finds that women in Egypt face the worst treatment in the Arab world. Other countries with high levels of unrest — Iraq and Syria — are also among the worst for women, according to a new survey.