NEW YORK (AP) – David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album. Bowie, whose hits included “Fame,” ”Heroes” …
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Germany thanks Bowie for helping bring down wall
LONDON (AP) – The latest on the death of singer David Bowie. All times local. 11:30 a.m. Germany’s Foreign Ministry says David Bowie is “now among heroes” and is thanking the one-time West Berlin resident for “helping to bring down the wall.” The ministry’s post on its Twitter feed includes …
Read More »Astronaut Peake pays tribute to ‘Starman’ Bowie from space
LONDON (AP) – Here he is, sitting in a tin can, far above the world – and saying goodbye to David Bowie. Messages of condolence for the late rock star flowed in Monday from around the world – and from space, where British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted from the International …
Read More »Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US seek roadmap to peace
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A key gathering opened on Monday in Islamabad in which four countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States – hope to lay the roadmap to peace for the war-shattered Afghan nation. The meeting comes as Afghanistan’s battlefield losses are mounting and entire swaths of the …
Read More »Kim’s nuke test proves gift of sorts for S. Korean president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea’s nuclear test has provoked global outrage, a push for sanctions, even fear. But Kim Jong Un’s decision to conduct it has also handed a gift of sorts to his rival in the South. In an instant, Wednesday’s explosion shifted the focus on the …
Read More »Tesla software update allows self-parking, limits speed
DETROIT (AP) – Some Tesla Motors vehicles can park themselves without a driver inside with a software update beamed to customers over the weekend. The update also puts new speed limits on Tesla’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode and makes several enhancements, including automatically slowing when the car is approaching a curve …
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