NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal Reserve keep cutting interest rates next year. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and broke a four-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 65 points, or 0.1%, and the strength for tech stocks sent the Nasdaq composite up a market-leading 1.4%.

NEW DELHI (AP) – Recent remarks about pollution from two Indian officials have increased frustration among residents who say policymakers are unwilling to acknowledge the severity of India’s air quality crisis. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told Parliament earlier this month that India’s capital, New Delhi, has seen 200 days with good air quality readings.

In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a passing freight train.