New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill greets the audience before a conversation between Stephen Colbert & Conan O’Brien to benefit Montclair Film at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Dec. 7, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has announced that Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief will stay on to lead an office that recent legislation ensures will become…
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, answers questions after speaking on the theme “Build, America, Build!” on April 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
A tiny coqui treefrog peeks from a rain-soaked canario flower, an ornamental native to South and Central America. The species was accidentally introduced to Hawaii, where it has multiplied to population levels unknown in Puerto Rico and stands as a threat to the welfare of endemic Hawaiian wildlife. Additionally, its shrill call is reportedly annoying to residents and tourists. (Wild Horizons / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Pokey Harris, excecutive director of the North Carolina 911 Board, says the redundancy built into the state's next-generation 911 system helped the state withstand outages during a…
Guard towers look over the prison courtyard at Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, on April 27, 2020. (Photo by Megan Jelinger / AFP via Getty Images)