A doctor who admitted to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry weeks before his death was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Wednesday, the first sentence among the five people convicted in connection with the “Friends” actor’s 2023 overdose death. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distributing ketamine. He is…
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will grant a pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted on charges including bribery in 2024. In a social media post, Trump alleged that former President Joe Biden’s administration “went after the congressman, and even the congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda,” because Cuellar “bravely…
The Northeast is bracing for the coldest temperatures of the season as an Arctic blast hits the Midwest and then moves east. On Thursday morning, the temperature is forecast to drop to 5 degrees in Chicago; minus 4 degrees in Minneapolis; minus 1 degree in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and 8 degrees in Kansas City, Missouri….
The family of a Colombian fisherman who died in an attack on a US military ship in September filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that the US government illegally killed him. Alejandro Carranza died in an attack in the Caribbean on September 15, according to the petition filed Tuesday….
Republican Matt Van Epps is the projected winner of the closely watched special election for Tennessee’s House seat for the 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. With 86% of the votes counted shortly after 9:30 p.m., Van Epps was leading Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn, 52.4% to 46.5% in a district that President Donald…
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been indicted for murder. Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered when another National Guard member…
LONDON — The White House said it is “very optimistic” ahead of special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as U.S. officials continue to push for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The high-stakes meeting follows a series of meetings between senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials, during…
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly repeatedly said Monday that he would not be silenced by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even after the Defense Department announced last week that it would launch a “comprehensive review” of Kelly citing “serious allegations of misconduct.” “I’m not going to be intimidated by this president. I’m not…
Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey and the Trump administration have not discussed settling their civil suit and do not believe alternatives to a trial “would be helpful at this time,” the parties told the judge in a letter Monday. Comey is suing over her firing, arguing that she was “abruptly and unfairly fired” because her…
The White House on Monday released the results of President Donald Trump’s recent advanced imaging tests, describing them as “perfectly normal.” The memo from Dr. Sean Barbabella, the president’s physician, said Trump underwent the scans during a physical in October “because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal…
