We know what to expect from Van Gundy, the coach: a hyper-prepared, basketball junkie with a terrific feel for the nuance of space and angles who is fond of exasperated facial expressions from the sideline. We don't know what to expect from Van Gundy, the talent evaluator. The coach in him understands the game and the men who play it. This is a start....
Shawn Windsor: Van Gundy will win as Pistons coach, but success as an exec is no sure thing
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....