Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 30,000 points for the first time on Nov. 24 as investors were encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin.

Biden names John Kerry as climate envoy

President-elect Joe Biden has picked climate-change older statesman John Kerry for a newly created role of climate envoy for national security.

Federal judge rules Pennsylvania can certify election results

Democrat Joe Biden won Pennsylvania by more than 80,000 votes. Trump's team had argued that the Constitution was violated when counties took different approaches to notifying voters about technical problems with their ballots.