Honolulu, Hawaii - On the occasional weekend when I find myself avoiding house chores or lacking a social event, I wear out my 3-year-old daughter at Kualoa Regional Park, only 15 minutes from our home on the windward coast of Oahu. Yes, this is a major perk of living in Hawaii! There, the sun warms my skin, the breeze blows through my hair, and my daughter’s excited squeals pierce the relaxing sounds of the waves washing ashore. My daughter immediately starts making “snow angels” in the sand, chasing the water up and down the beach, and building sandcastles. I wish I could be as carefree as she is.

Escondido, California - Two male giraffe calves born earlier this year began interacting with the herd yesterday in their field exhibit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, enthusiastically racing around and kicking up their heels. Both calves had spent the past few months in the protected surroundings of an enclosure, or boma, where they were bottle-fed three times a day and received specialized care. “We determined we needed to hand-rear them because of some medical issues,” explained Kimberly Millspaugh, senior keeper.

Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm) solution for injection for the treatment of episodic cluster headache in adults.

West Lafayette, Indiana - A small satellite that will attempt the first controlled solar sailing in Earth orbit is a go for launch.

San Diego, California - An Australian national, who is a charter school operator in the U.S., and his Long Beach business partner, conspired to siphon more than $50 million from the State of California for years according to a grand jury indictment. As part of a wide-ranging scheme, the defendants sought out small school districts with limited experience in oversight and proposed they authorize online charter schools to earn additional public funds in the form of oversight fees. Sean McManus, 46, and Jason Schrock, 44, the CEO and president of A3 Education, along with nine other defendants have been indicted in San Diego County on a several criminal counts including conspiracy, misappropriation of public funds, paying for student information and conflict of interest.

Washington, DC - Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a proposal to rescind its Guides for the Nursery Industry because they no longer appear necessary and thus serve little purpose for industry or consumers.