Washington, DC - The U.S. Forest Service is announcing new Youth Conservation Corps job opportunities on national forests throughout the country. Young people from across the United States are encouraged to apply for these jobs at a local forest or with a partner organization. Some residential YCC opportunities are also available for selected applicants.

Washington, DC - In honor of Earth Day, the U.S. Department of State will host a special screening of Gardeners of Eden on April 21, a film about wildlife trafficking produced by Kristin Davis, followed by a panel discussion. This is a sneak peek of the film, which premieres May 6 on Pivot and in select theaters in New York City and Los Angeles.

Washington, DC - In its latest action to ensure competition in the nation’s healthcare markets, the FTC announced that Cardinal Health, Inc. has agreed to resolve charges that it illegally monopolized 25 local markets for the sale and distribution of low-energy radiopharmaceuticals and forced hospitals and clinics to pay inflated prices for these drugs. The proposed stipulated order requires Cardinal to pay $26.8 million of ill-gotten gains and represents the second largest monetary settlement the FTC has obtained in an antitrust case. 

Stanford, California - Math, too often, gets a bad rap. Many people say it's hard and confusing, that you either get it or you don't, and it's so–not-fun.

Los Angeles, California - Public support for same-sex marriage has increased in all 50 states since 2004, especially in states that have legalized same-sex marriage, according to a report released by researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and Drexel University.

Berkeley, California - While the U.S. economy rebounds, persistent low wages are costing taxpayers approximately $153 billion every year in public support to working families, including $25 billion at the state level, according to a new report from the University of California, Berkeley, Center for Labor Research and Education. The report details for the first time the state-by-state cost to taxpayers of low wages in the United States.