IRS official Lerner placed on leave
Lois Lerner, the IRS official who oversees the agency’s division in charge of tax-exempt organizations, has been placed on administrative leave, a source told NBC News on Thursday.
RVs drives hiring boom in Indiana town
When the recession hit and RV sales plunged (58 percent from 2006 from 2009), unemployment in Goshen, Ind. soared to the highest in the nation: a staggering 20.9 percent in March 2009.
Report: Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC
Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested in her New York apartment Thursday night on charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of marjuana, NBC New York reported.
Bring back PE: Exercise should be 'core' class, report says
Children need a full hour of exercise in schools every day, and not just in physical education classes, the Institute of Medicine recommended on Thursday. Schools that have dumped education classes need to put them back on the schedule, the report recommends.
Cicada bugfest closes in on city-dwellers
Hordes of winged cicadas are coming out and turning up the music for their biggest party in 17 years, stretching from North Carolina through Virginia to New York — but experts aren't yet sure just how big the party will get.
