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Kate Spade found dead in apartment; internationally known designer was a KU alumna

NEW YORK — Kate Spade, a fashion designer known for her sleek handbags, was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said. The 55-year-old left a note at the scene and was found by housekeeping at about 10:20 a.m. It's not clear how ...

Conservative icon David Koch leaving business, politics

WASHINGTON — Billionaire conservative icon David Koch is stepping down from the Koch brothers' network of business and political activities. The 78-year-old New York resident is suffering from deteriorating health, according to a letter that older brother Charles Koch sent to company ...

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

CHICAGO — Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that used genetic testing to gauge each patient’s risk. The study is the largest ever ...

Walmart offers employees new perk: cheap access to college

New York — Walmart is offering its employees a new perk: affordable access to a college degree. America’s largest private employer, which in the past has helped its workers get their high school or equivalency degrees, hopes the new benefit will help it recruit and retain higher quality ...

Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea

WASHINGTON — In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump on Thursday called off next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, calling the cancellation a "tremendous setback" for peace and stressing that the US military was ready to respond to any "foolish or reckless acts" by ...