Doctor pleads guilty in connection with Matthew Perry's death

A San Diego doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine that led to the death of actor Matthew Perry. Dr. Mark Chavez said he gave Dr. Salvador Plasencia 22 5-milliliter bottles of ketamine and nine ketamine lozenges that were eventually sold to Perry. Associated Press. Chavez […]

Elderly man dies 47 years after NYC shooting, death ruled homicide: cops

More than 47 years after he was shot in East Harlem, an elderly man has died, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced this week. Police said Paul Dawkins was shot in the chest at about 6:40 a.m. on January 15, 1976, on East 103rd Street near Second Avenue. Police said Dawkins […]

Pete Rose wasn’t himself day before death: ex-teammate Tony Perez

Tony Perez, Pete Rose's longtime teammate, said the day before he died Monday at age 83 that MLB's hitting king “wasn't him at all.” Perez, who played 16 seasons with Rose for the Reds, met Rose's friend Sunday at an autograph session in Tennessee. “If that happens, it will be really difficult.” Perez told TMZ […]