Stories from United States

Assemblyman Cody Miller is sponsoring a bill to establish a commission of experts and professionals to examine the structure of higher education in New Jersey. The commission will identify systemic shortfalls and report findings to the legislature to determine necessary corrective steps. Miller stated the initiative aims to address the state's status as a national leader in brain drain. The proposal seeks to understand why tens of thousands of high school seniors attend college out of state and do not return. The Assembly Higher Ed Committee advanced legislation to create a 13-member task force to evaluate the state's higher education structure. The bill includes a $200,000 appropriation for the initiative. The legislation was moved forward late last week.

A 23-year-old DoorDash driver from Oswego County, New York, has been indicted. The driver is accused of filming and posting a TikTok video of a passed-out, naked customer. The individual worked as a DoorDash delivery driver.

The defense is requesting the judicial file to understand how a Brooklyn jury reached its guilty verdict. Guzman has been imprisoned since 2019. The outcome depends on whether the court reviews the request to reopen the case.

Kelvin Duncan, a 62-year-old man, has been elected as a court clerk in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his release, he earned a degree and founded an organization advocating for prisoner rights. He was elected to the clerk position following his release from state prison.

A boater was arrested in Thurston County after running over a smaller boat near Boston Harbor. The Thurston County Sheriff's Office confirmed the arrest occurred last night. No injuries or specific vessel details were provided in the report.

Diana Fernandez-Bibo has been announced as the new Parks and Recreation Commissioner for Boston. She also holds the title of the city's first-ever Deputy Chief of Open Space. Fernandez-Bibo is the first Latina and the first woman of color to lead the Boston Parks Department.

A United Airlines jet narrowly avoided a catastrophe after striking a truck and a light pole during landing near Newark airport. The incident occurred during the aircraft's landing phase. An aircraft hit a pole and a bakery truck while landing at Newark Airport yesterday. No serious injuries were reported following the incident. Airline shares fell approximately 3% following the event.

A new insulin product from China has received FDA approval to enter the United States market.

The creator of Notepad++ has publicly called out a 'fake' macOS application for violating the software's trademark.

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun has filed a lawsuit against the Trump family's World Liberty Financial for extortion regarding locked funds. The Trump family has responded with a defamation countersuit, alleging a coordinated smear campaign by Sun.