The world - Jan. 27, 2011

THURSDAY

Delta IV Heavy, the largest rocket ever launched from the U.S. West Coast, blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying a top secret satellite into orbit, military officials said. The rocket stood 23 stories tall and produced 2 million pounds of thrust.

FBI agents arrested 121 organized crime suspects in four northeast states. Some of the suspects named were “Tony Bagels,” “Vinny Carwash” and “Junior Lollipops.”

A Pennsylvania appeals court denied prisoner Daniel Goodson’s $75,000 claim that watching the reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians caused him...