News digest: Oct. 11, 2001

The day's events | Losses

THE DAY'S EVENTS

• President Bush is scheduled to hold a news conference tonight at 8 p.m. to discuss the the latest developments in the ongoing war against terrorism.

• The stock market rallied again today, with the Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 returning to pre-September 11 levels for the first time since the terrorist attacks. The Nasdaq gained 75 points to close at 1,701. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 170 points to close at 9,410.

• During the fifth day of U.S.-led strikes against Afghanistan, heavy explosions were reported in Kabul, the capital. U.S. warplanes struck the airport in the first daylight raids against Kabul.

• Pakistan is allowing U.S. troops to use two airfields in its military campaign against Afghanistan. A senior Pakistani military official said hundreds of troops were already there.

• One month after the terrorist attacks, the United States is remembering victims with memorials in New York and Washington. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani led a memorial at the World Trade Center that included a moment of silence. President Bush delivered the keynote address at a memorial service at the Pentagon.

• A third person, a 35-year-old woman, has tested positive for anthrax exposure in Florida, and federal officials have opened a criminal investigation. The woman worked in the same building where two other people were exposed, one of whom died last week. Officials say the contamination appears to be limited to the American Media Inc., building, where the three people worked.

• A defense official confirmed the first American death since the military strikes began against Afghanistan. A serviceman in Qatar was killed in a heavy equipment accident.