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International News | May 2, 2012

This is News - May 2, 2012

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Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan, National Day of Prayer tomorrow, and stocks rise to highest level in 4 years

President Barack Obama delivers a speech from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)

President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday to sign an agreement on post-war promises with Afghan President Hamid Karzai; he then addressed the nation. Tomorrow believers from around the country gather for the 61st National Day of Prayer, and the S&P 500 and NASDAQ rose 1 percent yesterday.