The House voted 217 to 213 on a bill to fund the federal government through September and avoid a shutdown that would have ...

A GOP plan to avert a government shutdown barely passed the Republican-controlled House. Here's how each member voted.

Three years later, Rick Pitino was a senior, and he was hell-bent on earning a basketball scholarship. He had it all figured out: major in political science, go to law school, maybe coach kids on ...

Rick Pitino has excelled at coaching the St. John’s Red Storm, and on Thursday he gave his comedy chops a try during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The first St ...

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Over the course of his distinguished college basketball coaching career, Rick Pitino has won national championships with two different programs and led a third to a Final Four. He has written ...

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The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution Tuesday − 217-213 − in an attempt to stave off a government shutdown at the end of the week. The resolution made it out of the ...