Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment

New York • New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning 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 long she had been dead. The medical examiner will perform an autopsy.The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.Spade created a line of sleek han