UNITED STATES launch ROCKET (WITH SPYWARE) Tell IT LIKE it IS

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A rocket carrying a top-secret payload blasted off Tuesday from the California coast.

The Delta IV rocket lifted off at 4:12 p.m. from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Is that spyware to watch us or the other guys?

"We've just seen the successful liftoff" of the rocket, launch commentator Don Spencer said in a webcast.

Since the launch involved a classified cargo for the National Reconnaissance Office, no details were immediately available about whether it was boosted to its intended orbit.

The reconnaissance office, which oversees the nation's constellation of spy satellites, has kept mum about the purpose of the mission and directed United Launch Alliance to cut off the live broadcast three minutes after liftoff.

A BREAK FROM THE CRIME (RATT) Nobody RIDES FOR FREE

MEXICO LEADER (Blames United States ) FOR Drug Cartel and GUN PROBLEMS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The explosion of drug-fueled violence along Mexico's border with the United States could harm relations between the two nations, President Barack Obama said Monday; Mexico's leader retorted that much of the problem of drugs and guns begins on the U.S. side of the line.

In the thick of political contests in both the United States and Mexico, Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon traded unusually direct claims about the cause and effect of the drug violence that has consumed a swath of northeastern Mexico. They were cordial and complimentary to one another, but did not hide the degree of worry on both sides about a six-year spasm of violence that has killed more than 47,000 people.

"It can have a deteriorating effect overall on the nature of our relationship," Obama said. "And that's something that we have to pay attention to."

MAN STRUCK By Lightning AFTER BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS (Better ODDS)

KANSAS CITY, Kansas  - A Kansas man was struck by lightning hours after buying three Mega Millions lottery tickets on Thursday, proving in real life the old saying that a gambler is more likely to be struck down from the sky than win the jackpot.

Bill Isles, 48, bought three tickets in the record $656 million lottery Thursday at a Wichita, Kansas grocery store.

On the way to his car, Isles said he commented to a friend: "I've got a better chance of getting struck by lightning" than winning the lottery.

Later at about 9:30 p.m., Isles was standing in the back yard of his Wichita duplex, when he saw a flash and heard a boom -- lightning.

"It threw me to the ground quivering," Isles said in a telephone interview on Saturday. "It kind of scrambled my brain and gave me an irregular heartbeat."

Isles, a volunteer weather spotter for the National Weather Service, had his portable ham radio with him because he was checking the skies for storm activity. He crawled on the ground to get the radio, which had been thrown from his hand.

Isles had been talking to other spotters on the radio and called in about the lightning strike. One of the spotters, a local television station intern, called 911. Isles was taken by ambulance to a hospital and kept overnight for observation.

BENGALS Cheerleader ( ARRESTED for having SEX with MINOR) Shes a School Teacher

Kentucky police are calling a personal foul against a high school teacher who moonlighted as a Cincinnati Ben-Gal. Her offense: having sex with an underage student.

Sarah Jones, 26, was indicted Thursday on charges of first-degree sexual abuse and unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual or other prohibited acts. Police say the charges stem from an investigation that began in November at Dixie Heights High School in Edgewood, Ky.

"We were made aware of allegations of inappropriate relations between a teacher and an underage student at the school," said Edgewood Police Chief Anthony Kramer. "We have been conducting an investigation since that time."

Jones, a former freshman English teacher at the high school and current cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals, stepped down from her position at the school in November after the investigation began, citing "personal reasons."

FIVE JUAREZ POLICE OFFICERS (KILLED) at Party CARTEL NEWS

Five Juárez police officers, including a police commander, were shot and killed at a party Wednesday night -- the deadliest attack on police officers so far this year.
Officials said gunmen burst into a party and gunned down the officers about 8:15, said Juárez police spokesman Adrian Sanchez Contreras.
Two other officers were wounded and were listed in serious condition, officials said late Wednesday.
"They are working right now in an operation in the entire city to find those responsible," Sanchez Contreras said.

18 cops killed in 3 months in the city of juarez.

None of the victims were identified Wednesday night.
A police spokesman said that about 18 police officers have been killed in Juárez this year.
The incident on Wednesday night was believed to be the single deadliest attack on law enforcement in Juárez since a car bomb exploded in downtown in 2010.

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AMBER ALERT (DEVIN DAVIS ) Virginia Liberty County

Officials are continuing their search for a 2 year old toddler that went missing yesterday. The child’s name is Devin Davis a 2 year old boy who recently moved to the area with his family from Virginia.

Devin Davis has red hair, blue eyes and weighs about 40 pounds at 2 foot and 6 inches tall. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, spider man sneakers and a burgundy and gray jersey.

Police have issues an AMBER ALERT and have brought in resources from all surrounding areas to help search for Devin.

Devin’s mom noticed he was missing after waking up from a nap. Reports claim that the family is having a difficult time and remain very worried about Devin.

The search continued full force at daybreak this morning. Boats, helicopters, off road vehicles and other search teams have been brought in to assist the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. The search perimeter is heavily wooded and includes many areas with water.

Many volunteers and groups have now also joined the search for Devin in hopes of finding the missing boy.