DALLAS — Women who enjoy a daily dose of coffee may like this perk: It might lower their risk of stroke. Women in a Swedish study who drank at least a cup of coffee every day had a 22 to 25 percent lower risk of stroke, compared to those who drank less coffee or none at all.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Comedian Gallagher is hospitalized in Minnesota after collapsing during a performance. Todd Powers, owner of Whiskey Bone’s Roadhouse in Rochester, said the 64-year-old Gallagher collapsed in the middle of a show there Thursday night. Gallagher’s manager, Craig Marquardo, says the comedian is in stable condition and will be hospitalized overnight. He says he doesn’t yet know what caused Gallagher to collapse.
LOS ANGELES — Charlie Sheen and his estranged wife have struck an accord that settles any custody issues and ends the pursuit of a restraining order against the actor, according to their attorneys. Sheen and Brooke Mueller “reached an agreement that resolves their differences,” lawyers for the pair said Thursday night. The statement said the details of the arrangement were being kept confidential for the benefit of their twin sons.
TOKYO — A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.
Michael McClendon, a poker room supervisor at the Sahara, wasn’t surprised when he was called into a meeting at 7:30 a.m. with other employees and was told the nearly 60-year-old Strip resort would cease operations in May.
McClendon, who recently celebrated 25 years at the casino, said the announcement Friday shouldn’t have been unexpected.
It was obvious who would take the final shot. Still, Kemba Walker got it and buried it, and Connecticut beat the odds.
College basketball teams always have something to prove in March.
The Nevada State Museum is in a state of limbo, waiting for the green light to open its new location. The 70,000-square-foot property is nestled in the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. It isn’t open to the public yet. Most of the exhibits are up and running, but there are no artifacts.
The note on the envelope read simply, “From your father.” But Christopher DeGroff never knew his father. Sitting beneath a memorial at Chicago’s Navy Pier on March 3, the attorney opened the envelope and pulled out the thin piece of metal inside.
