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NEW YORK -Investors are holding on to the stock market's rally. Most stocks rose Friday, extending a two-week jump that has added 11 percent to the stock market's major indicators. Disappointing results from Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. hit technology shares, however, and dragged the Nasdaq composite index lower.

It's healthy that there is fear and skepticism in the marketplace   -Jeffrey Frankel

 

Barack Obama has tried to calm racial tensions in the US after the Muslim community voiced fears it would face a backlash from the Fort Hood killings. The president's intervention follows two days after Muslim army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on colleagues at the military base in Texas, killing 13 and wounding 30. Hundreds attended a candlelit vigil last night at Ford Hood, the country's largest army camp, while the investigation into the incident is continuing.  

The Pittsburgh Penguins don't come to San Jose very often, so Saturday night's visit to HP Pavilion is something of a novelty. Not that the Penguins would mind skipping trips to the Shark Tank altogether. The defending Stanley Cup champions went 6-0-1 in their first seven trips to San Jose. But they're 0-6-1 since winning on Oct. 22, 1997 -- including a 2-1 loss last Oct. 28.  

A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base. A grief counseling center was set up Friday at the Killeen Community Center to help residents struggling to make sense of one of the worst mass shootings ever on a base in the United States. At least 13 people died and more than two dozen were wounded in the attack a day earlier.

He loved his patients, and his patients loved him   -Keely Vanacker

 

ORLANDO, Fla. Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago. Jason Rodriguez was taken into custody several hours after the shooting Friday at a downtown Orlando office tower, and police say he will be charged with first-degree murder and other crimes.

This is really a mystery to us   -Ken Jacobson

 

Flavia Pennetta [ Images ] overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give Italy [ Images ] a 1-0 lead over United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. Under overcast skies, the World No 11 quickly imposed herself and broke Glatch to go 2-1 up thanks in part to a superb drop shot. She then sealed the first set when Glatch was broken again after going long on the red clay in the southern Italian town of Reggio Calabria.  

SEOUL, South Korea Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws. The government says it will begin enforcing laws next year to allow multiple unions for each workplace and prohibit companies from paying wages to full-time union representatives. The laws' implementation has been delayed for more than a decade because of opposition from labor organizations.  

President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency. Obama scheduled a late-morning visit with House Democrats convening a rare Saturday session on legislation to remake the U.S. health care system, extending coverage to tens of millions now uninsured and banning insurance company practices such as denial of coverage based on pre-existing ...

This is a historic moment. You don't want to end up with nothing   -Jason Altmire

 

Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Baim had undergone recent surgery to remove diseased tissue caused by adrenal cancer, a rare form of the disease that attacks the adrenal glands.

a pioneer in the development of interventional cardiology.   -Donald Baim