WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * Black-Footed Ferrets Born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, welcomed a litter of endangered black-footed ferrets last week. Three-year-old female Aristides gave birth to eight kits May 28. Animal care s  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Recognizes June as 'Title IX Month' * The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) today announced that it is recognizing June as 'Title IX Month' in honor of the fifty-third anniversary of Title IX of the Educational Amendments (1972) being signed into law. June will now be dedicated to commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, e  more