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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel who was the world's most powerful drug lord was captured overnight by U.S. and Mexican authorities at a condominium in Mazatlan, Mexico, The Associated Press learned Saturday, ending a bloody decades-long career that terrorized swaths of the country.A senior U.S. law enforcement official said Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was taken alive overnight by Mexican marines in the beach resort town. The official was not authorized to discuss the arrest and spoke on condition of anonymity.

BILOXI, Miss. (NNS) -- First Baptist Church in Biloxi, Miss., - the largest Red Cross food distribution center in two states - welcomed volunteer help from more than 200 U.S. and international military service members Sept. 12. While residents in need continued to pour in to local disaster relief sites across the Gulf states, Mexican marines, Royal Dutch sailors and U.S. Sailors from six commands spent the day giving food, water and other necessities, along with serving hot food, providing medical attention and whatever else that was needed to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. "This is the first time...