US health agency recommends easing federal marijuana restrictions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.
Ex-VA doctor who misdiagnosed patient sentenced to prison
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2019 file photo provided by the Washington County, Arkansas Sheriff's Department, Robert Levy is pictured in a booking photo. Levy, a former pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, after pleading guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a patient he'd misdiagnosed. โ A former pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a patient he misdiagnosed. Robert Morris Levy, 54, of Fayetteville was sentenced Friday in federal court. Prosecutors said Levy diagnosed a patient with lymphoma when the patient actually had a small-cell carcinoma.
Henry Thomas, star of 'E.T.,' arrested on DUI charges
Photo by Washington County Sheriffs Office via Getty Images(CNN) - Henry Thomas, best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 film "E.T. Subsequent investigation by officers resulted in Thomas, 48, being arrested and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. Thomas was transported to the Washington County Jail, according to Massey. made Thomas a child star when the film debuted in 1982. He was released from custody Tuesday morning on his own recognizance, according to a Washington County Jail spokesperson.