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A California doctor agreed to plead guilty Monday to illegally supplying ketamine to “Friends” star Matthew Perry before his accidental overdose death. Under the agreement, Dr. Salvador Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine. He faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, three years of …

If the lesson of these NBA playoffs is how quickly fortunes can change, then the latest example is the Oklahoma City Thunder. Three days after the Thunder appeared seemingly out of offensive options, fatigued and headed toward a 3-1 series deficit in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, they’re now just one …

Shohei Ohtani gave up a pair of two-strike hits and a run in his Los Angeles Dodgers pitching debut against the San Diego Padres on Monday night, 21 months after the two-way superstar had elbow surgery. Ohtani threw 28 pitches — 16 for strikes — in the first inning as …

WASHINGTON — The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers has renewed an urgent debate on Capitol Hill as members of Congress raise alarm bells about their safety amid escalating political rhetoric and violent threats. Law enforcement officials have begun holding a series of security briefings with groups of congressional …

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said Monday that she confronted Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah over his social media posts about the suspect in shootings that killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. Smith said she confronted Lee after his “cruel” posts Sunday, in which he included a …

A Georgia man was arraigned Monday on charges of communicating threats in interstate commerce in connection with threatening sexual violence against Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Deb Fischer of Nebraska, federal prosecutors said. Robert Davis Forney of Duluth left voicemails in January threatening sexual violence against the two …

President Donald Trump is cutting short his attendance at the Group of Seven summit in Canada, the White House said Monday night, citing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “Much was accomplished, but because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after …

This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. Today, U.S. government prosecutors laid out more of their evidence, including text messages and flight records underlying their racketeering conspiracy and prostitution charges. The prosecution team …

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee released their portion of the massive bill for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda on Monday, with some significant changes compared with the House-passed package. The 549-page bill extends the expiring Trump tax cuts and includes provisions to slash taxes on tips and …

The long-running rivalry between the country’s top premium credit cards is about to heat up again. JPMorgan Chase announced last week that a refresh of its Sapphire Reserve — the travel and dining rewards card that went viral when it arrived in 2016 — was imminent. In response, American Express …