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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Man in Santa Claus suit shot in DC with pellet gun

Man in Santa Claus suit shot in DC with pellet gun

Man in Santa Claus suit shot in DC with pellet gun

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:45 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a man dressed as Santa delivering toys in southeast Washington, D.C., was popped in the back with a pellet gun as he walked down the street and is recovering.

5 things to know about tracking Santa's journey

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2012 file photo, volunteer Katherine Beaupre takes phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their house,during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa's global whereabouts. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — For kids who can't wait for Santa to arrive, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has a Christmas treat. Visions of sugar plums can be augmented by a check on the fat man's fictional progress around the globe on Christmas Eve. Here are five things to know about the holiday tradition called NORAD Tracks Santa:

Army hires Jeff Monken as football coach

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 23, 2013 file photo shows Georgia Southern head coach Jeff Monken questioning a call by an official during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Army has hired former Navy assistant Jeff Monken as its coach. Monken spent the past four seasons at the head coach at Georgia Southern. Monken replaces Rich Ellerson, who was fired last week after his fifth straight loss to Navy. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Intent on ending its long losing streak against its archrival, Army hired former Navy assistant Jeff Monken as its football coach.

Uruguay President Mujica signs marijuana law

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A spokesman for Uruguay's president says Jose Mujica has quietly signed into law the government's plan to create a regulated, legal market for marijuana.

CBS wins weekly ratings crown with 'I Love Lucy'

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly six decades after it first aired, an "I Love Lucy" Christmas special was last week's most-watched holiday program.

Huge car bomb attack on Egypt police HQ kills 15

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:35 PM PST

Egyptians carry the body of one of the people killed in a car bomb attack earlier in the day, during his funeral in the Egyptian city of Mansura, North of Cairo, on December 24, 2013Mansoura (Egypt) (AFP) - A suspected suicide car bombing outside an Egyptian police headquarters killed at least 15 people Tuesday in one of the deadliest attacks since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. The explosion in a city north of Cairo, which military-installed authorities suggested was carried out by Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, comes as the country is bitterly polarised over the president's ouster, with more than 1,000 people killed in months of unrest. The Muslim Brotherhood, which publicly renounced violence decades ago, condemned the bombing. Analysts said the attack was likely the work of more radical Islamists, who have carried out a string of similar attacks in the Sinai peninsula targeting security forces.

Snowden 'an indoor cat' in Moscow, says he's 'won'

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:32 PM PST

FILE - This June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden says his "mission's already accomplished" after leaking NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies. Snowden told The Washington Post in a story published online Monday night, Dec. 23, 2013, he has "already won" because journalists have been able to tell the story of the government's collection of bulk Internet and phone records. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)LONDON (AP) — Keeping a mostly low-profile as a U.S. fugitive in Moscow, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has suddenly resurfaced in the media, saying he is confident his personal "mission is already accomplished" and he has "already won" after leaking NSA secrets. The challenge now, he believes, is to stress the importance of privacy and urge an end to mass government surveillance.

Powerful bombing at Egypt police station kills 15

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:32 PM PST

An Egyptian man makes his way through rubble at the scene of an explosion at a police headquarters building that killed at least a dozen people, wounded more than 100, and left scores buried under the rubble, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. The country's interim government accused the Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating the attack, branding it a "terrorist organization." No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, which came a day after an al-Qaida-inspired group called on police and army personnel to desert or face death at the hands of its fighters. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ashraf)MANSOURA, Egypt (AP) — A powerful blast ripped through a police headquarters in an Egyptian Nile Delta city Tuesday while top security officials met to work out arrangements for an upcoming constitutional referendum, killing 14 people and wounding more than 100 in the deadliest bombing yet in a campaign of violence blamed on Islamic militants.

Watt likely to have plastic surgery to repair nose

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 file photo, a bloodied Houston Texans' J.J. Watt walks off the field after the team's overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL football game in Houston. Watt's penchant for violent collisions resulted in a deep gash on the bridge of his nose during the game, which required six stitches. The gash kept opening in subsequent games, so now that the season is winding down, Watt tells The Associated Press he'll look into having plastic surgery in the offseason to repair the injury. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt's penchant for violent collisions left a deep gash on the bridge of his nose that required six stitches in Week 4. Each time he's played since, the wound has been reopened, resulting in a permanent — and ugly — mark on the Texans star's face.

Seahawks remain atop AP Pro32

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:32 PM PST

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jerraud Powers, top, breaks up a pass intended for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)NEW YORK (AP) — Despite losing for the second time in three weeks, the Seattle Seahawks remained atop The Associated Press NFL power rankings.

Spain king: Millions need unemployment relief

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:28 PM PST

MADRID (AP) — Spanish King Juan Carlos has used his annual Christmas address to the nation to express sympathy for millions of Spaniards who have lost their jobs amid the nation's economic crisis and have little relief in sight.

Astronauts complete rare Christmas Eve spacewalk

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:27 PM PST

In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 photo provided by NASA and tweeted Sunday, Dec. 22, by NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Hopkins work to repair an external cooling line on the International Space Station on a spacewalk 260 miles above Earth. The external cooling line — one of two — shut down Dec. 11. The six-man crew had to turn off all nonessential equipment, including experiments. (AP Photo/NASA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a "mini blizzard" of noxious ammonia as they popped in a new pump.

Bill Clinton to match gifts to family's foundation

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:25 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking charitable donations with a one-week special offer. She says her husband and former president Bill Clinton will personally match any donation made to the Clinton Foundation through Dec. 31.

U.N. Security Council OKs thousands more South Sudan peacekeepers

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:23 PM PST

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council approved plans on Tuesday to almost double the number of United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan as soon as possible to protect civilians from worsening violence that has pushed the world's newest state to the verge of civil war. The 15-member council unanimously authorized a request by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to boost the strength of the U.N. mission in South Sudan to 12,500 troops and 1,323 police, from its previous mandate of 7,000 troops and 900 police. Violence erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on December 15 and has spread to oil-producing regions and beyond, dividing the two-year-old land-locked country along ethnic lines. South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 under a peace deal to end decades of war in what was Africa's biggest state.

UN increases troops in South Sudan to 12,500

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:15 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted to temporarily increase the U.N. peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan to 12,500 troops from 7,000, a nearly 80 percent increase.

US sales of new homes slipped 2.1 percent in Nov.

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:13 PM PST

In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 photo, a worker caulks the peak of a new condominium complex under construction in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department releases new home sales for November on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)WASHINGTON (AP) — New-home sales dipped in November, but the government released more positive figures for the previous three months, a sign that housing may be regaining strength after a summer lull.

Report: Egypt's former prime minister arrested

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:11 PM PST

An Egyptian man makes his way through rubble at the scene of an explosion at a police headquarters building that killed at least a dozen people, wounded more than 100, and left scores buried under the rubble, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. The country's interim government accused the Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating the attack, branding it a "terrorist organization." No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, which came a day after an al-Qaida-inspired group called on police and army personnel to desert or face death at the hands of its fighters. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ashraf)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian state television is reporting that the country's former prime minister — who served under the nation's toppled Islamist president — has been arrested to serve a one-year prison sentence.

Manchin: Democratic success in Republican state

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:10 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Many locals around here see Manchin as one of them, so much so they greet the 30-year veteran of West Virginia politics by his first name more often than by his title. But in the Senate, the 66-year-old upstart stands out as a rare breed: A back-slapping, gun-owning Democrat who attracts widespread support from working class whites in an increasingly Republican state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)FRIENDLY, W.Va. (AP) — Many locals around here see Sen. Joe Manchin as one of them, so much so they greet the 30-year veteran of West Virginia politics by his first name more often than by his title.

NSA leaker: 'Mission's already accomplished'

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — After six months when he was rarely heard from except through the documents he leaked, fugitive former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says his "mission's already accomplished" after leaking NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies.

NFL Cowboys owner Jones still hoping Romo plays

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:03 PM PST

Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys warms up on October 27, 2013 in Detroit, MichiganDallas owner Jerry Jones still hopes Tony Romo will lead the Cowboys in a do-or-die NFL clash with Philadelphia,with the quarterback reportedly receiving an epidural injection to combat back pain. The Cowboys host the Eagles in the final game of the regular season on Sunday with the winners claiming the NFC East division title and an NFL playoff berth. In his weekly radio show on Tuesday, Jones said backup quarterback Kyle Orton -- who hasn't started a game since 2011 -- would be ready to play if necessary, but that Romo would play if doctors agree.

Mideast unrest casts pall over Christmas in Bethlehem

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:02 PM PST

Palestinian children dressed up as Santa Claus pose at Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on December 24, 2013Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Thousands celebrated Christmas in Bethlehem Tuesday at a time when unrest across the Middle East threatens to drive even more Christians from the cradle of their faith. Pope Francis was to celebrate his first Christmas mass since becoming pontiff, as Christians from ancient communities in Syria flee its civil war and others struggle to rebuild after the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines this year. In the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the historic site of Jesus's birth, Jerusalem's Latin patriarch Fuad Twal was to celebrate midnight mass attended by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and other dignitaries.

Court-appointed doctor says Calif. teen brain dead

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:02 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the McMath family and Omari Sealey shows Jahi McMath. McMath remains on life support at Children's Hospital Oakland nearly a week after doctors declared her brain dead, following a supposedly routine tonsillectomy. Her family was expected to appear with hospital officials in court Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 to announce the name of the independent physician they have chosen to provide a second opinion on the girl's condition. (AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family and Omari Sealey, File)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A court appointed doctor testified on Tuesday that a 13-year-old Northern California girl is brain dead after suffering complications following a tonsillectomy.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for Swiss visa

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a news conference in Berlin, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. The former oil baron and prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was reunited with his family in Berlin on Saturday, a day after being released from a decade-long imprisonment in Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)BERLIN (AP) — Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a Swiss visa less than a week after being released from decade-long imprisonment in Russia, officials said Tuesday.

Tablets a hit with kids, but experts worry

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:59 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, photo, Marc Cohen, 5, uses a Sesame Street app on his tablet at home in New York. Tablets of all types are expected to rank among the top holiday gifts for children this year, but some experts and advocates question the educational or developmental benefits for youngsters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them.

Miss. officer dead in bank robbery shootout

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:55 AM PST

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a Tupelo, Miss., police officer has been killed and a second is in critical condition in a shootout with suspected bank robbers.

'Thousands' killed as South Sudan slides towards civil war

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:52 AM PST

UN peacekeepers from India patrol a road in Juba, South Sudan, on December 16, 2013Thousands of South Sudanese have been killed in over a week of violence with reports of bodies piled in mass graves, the UN said Tuesday, amid ongoing battles in the young nation threatening to slide into civil war. The top UN humanitarian chief in the country Toby Lanzer said Tuesday there was "absolutely no doubt in my mind that we're into the thousands" of dead, the first clear indication of the scale of conflict and ethnic violence engulfing the world's youngest country. Earlier, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said a mass grave had been found in the rebel-held town of Bentiu, while there were "reportedly at least two other mass graves" in the capital Juba. The grim discovery follows escalating battles between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and those backing his rival Riek Machar, a former vice president who was sacked in July.

Astronauts wrap up successful spacewalk to fix station

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:48 AM PST

In this image taken from video provided by NASA, astronauts Rick Mastracchio, top, and Michael Hopkins work to repair an external cooling line on the International Space Station on Monday, Dec. 24, 2013, 260 miles above Earth. The external cooling line — one of two — shut down Dec. 11. The six-man crew had to turn off all nonessential equipment, including experiments. (AP Photo/NASA)Two NASA astronauts wrapped up successful repairs at the International Space Station on Tuesday after a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to fix an equipment cooling system. Americans Rick Mastracchio, 53, and Mike Hopkins, 44, floated outside the orbiting lab for seven and a half hours to replace an ammonia pump whose internal control valve failed on December 11. "We have a pump that is alive and well," said a NASA commentator on the US space agency's live television feed after a successful jumpstart test on the newly installed pump module, a bulky piece of gear the size of a refrigerator. More checks will be done later Tuesday, but the pump appeared to be "in good shape" and would be fully activated in the coming hours, a NASA commentator said from mission control in Houston.

Holiday power outages challenge Christmas cheer

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:45 AM PST

A power pole down along Pratt Road near Lapeer Road in Metamora, Mich. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Robin Buckson)DETROIT (AP) — A massive ice storm blacked out homes from the Plains to the far Northeast of the U.S., dealing a big "bah humbug" to thousands of families whose Christmas Eve was shaping up to be very cold and very dark.

AmEx will pay at least $75.7M in settlement

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:38 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — American Express has agreed to pay at least $75.7 million to end an investigation into what regulators said was misleading marketing of some discontinued card products.

Gazan child, Israeli killed in cross-border attacks

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:38 AM PST

A relative of killed three-year-old Palestinian girl Hala Abu Sabikha sits outside the morgue of a hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on December 24, 2013Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A three-year-old Palestinian girl was killed in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip after the fatal shooting Tuesday of an Israeli near the Gaza border, in the latest uptick in Israeli-Palestinian violence. Cross-border exchanges between Israel and Gaza have increased in recent days, and Israel said Tuesday it holds Islamist movement Hamas responsible, as rulers of the Palestinian enclave, for any fire directed from there at the Jewish state. Palestinian medics named the dead girl as Hala Abu Sabikha from a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

American Express to pay $75.7 mn for overbilling

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:33 AM PST

A sign showing the American Express logo is seen outside of a restaurant on November 11, 2008 in Des Plaines, IllinoisCredit-card giant American Express Tuesday announced a $75.7 million settlement to resolve charges that it overbilled consumers and misled customers on services provided. American Express, a Dow component, will pay $16.2 million in fines and at least $59.5 million in customer remediation, the company said. The customer remediation will go to more than 335,000 customers, said the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a statement. The action also involved the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Police: Nevada hospital gunman was urology patient

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST

This photo provided by the California Department of Motor Vehicles via the Reno Gazette-Journal and KXTV News 10 shows Alan Frazier. Frazier, who complained he had a botched 2010 surgery, left a suicide note outlining plans for his attack before targeting physicians in a deadly rampage at a medical office that left one doctor dead and another critically wounded, police said Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/California Department of Motor Vehicles via Reno Gazette-Journal and KXTV News 10) MANDATORY CREDITRENO, Nev. (AP) — Police confirmed the Northern California man who killed one doctor and wounded another last week at a Nevada urologist's office was a patient at the facility, and detectives are "actively looking into" his involvement in an Internet chat room where he reportedly complained about complications from a 2010 vasectomy, a city spokeswoman said Tuesday.

UN says mass grave of 34 found in South Sudan

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:28 AM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 and released by the World Food Programme (WFP), a displaced woman walks with a box of food assistance on her head from a food distribution centre at a U.N. compound in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan's military spokesman says there is increasing tension at a United Nations camp in the rebel-held city of Bor because armed elements have entered the congested area where the U.N. says about 17,000 civilians are seeking protection. (AP Photo/WFP, George Fominyen)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Amid the eruption of violence along ethnic lines in South Sudan, U.N. investigators discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city, the United Nations said Tuesday as a possible opening occurred for negotiations to avert civil war in the world's newest country.

Jimmy Stewart museum rebounds from adversity

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:27 AM PST

In this photo made on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, a framed plaque with a photograph of a scene from the 1946 film "It's A Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart, left, and a Hollywood star are on display at the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pa. The museum dedicated to the life of the star of many films including the holiday favorite "It's A Wonderful Life" is located in the off-the-beaten track town where Stewart grew up. The museum still attracts visitors from all over the country. It's full of displays not just about Hollywood, but about Stewart's service as a bomber pilot in World War II, his well-to-do ancestors, and his family life. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — For a time it looked like the Jimmy Stewart Museum wasn't going to make it.

Crude oil edges above $99, adding to recent gains

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:16 AM PST

The price of oil inched up above $99 a barrel Tuesday as good signs about the U.S. economy drive up expectations of stronger demand for energy.

Bettman upholds 15-game Thornton ban

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:15 AM PST

Brooks Orpik of the Pittsburgh Penguins is tended to by the medical staff on the ice after an altercation with Shawn Thornton of the Boston Bruins in the first period during a game at TD Garden on December 7, 2013 in Boston, MassachusettsNHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Tuesday upheld the 15-game ban meted out to Boston Bruins enforcer Shawn Thornton for his vicious attack on Pittsburgh's Brooks Orpik. Bettman issued a 12-page written decision on Tuesday after hearing Thornton's appeal in the league's US headquarters on Friday. Thornton, 36, kicked the skates out from under Orpik during a game on December 7, knocking him to the ice. Thornton then punched Orpik twice in the head, leaving him unconscious on the ice and later diagnosed with a concussion.

Twice-fired Terry Stotts finds success in Portland

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:57 AM PST

Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts gestures from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Portland won 110-107. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)It was the summer of 2007, and Terry Stotts had just been fired for the second time in four years.

The painful path to Obamacare deadline

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:55 AM PST

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationBy John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tuesday is a moment of truth for Obamacare. It marks the final deadline for most Americans to sign up for health insurance under President Barack Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, if they want coverage starting on January 1. Despite the continuing problems, the administration is expressing confidence that Obamacare is getting back on track after enrollment accelerated in December, with more than 1 million people signing up for private insurance. Here is a look at some notable moments in the months leading up to Obamacare's troubled launch.

Astronauts make rare Christmas Eve spacewalk

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:46 AM PST

In this image made from video provided by NASA, astronaut Rick Mastracchio performs a space walk outside the International Space Station on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins ventured out of the station to try to revive a crippled cooling line. (AP Photo/NASA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts wrapped up urgent space station repairs during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a "mini blizzard" of noxious ammonia as they popped in a new pump.

US stocks close for Christmas at record highs

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:44 AM PST

A trader from Greywolf watches prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 24, 2013 in New YorkUS stocks continued their record-breaking run Tuesday, closing before a Christmas break at a new all time high following solid reports on durable goods and new home sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both hit their highest ever levels, rising 62.94 points (0.39 percent) to 16,357.55 and 5.33 (0.29 percent) to 1,833.32 respectively. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tacked on 6.51 (0.16 percent) to 4,155.41. Investors were cheered by a report showing orders of durable goods surged 3.5 percent in November, more than expected.
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