What to know now:
1. Bowie dies: Rocker David Bowie, who, during a more than 40-year career, reinvented himself and his music to fit the times, died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief," read a statement posted on his official social media accounts. Bowie was 69 and had just released a new album.
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2. Yes, that's with a "B": No one matched all winning numbers in Saturday's Powerball lottery drawing, pushing the jackpot to a world-record $1.3 billion. Matching all five main numbers and the Powerball number will net you a $806 million lump sum payday – before taxes, that is. The next drawing is Wednesday night.
3. Warning to North Korea: An American B-52 bomber flew over South Korea Sunday in a show of forced following last week's explosion of a nuclear device in North Korea. The bomber, stationed in Guam, made a low pass over South Korea's Osan Air Base accompanied by two fighter jets. "This was a demonstration of the ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies in South Korea, in Japan, and to the defense of the American homeland," Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander U.S. Pacific Command, said in a statement released Sunday.
4. Golden Globes: In a night filled with glitz and pointed put-downs, the foreign press handed out the Golden Globe Awards Sunday. The show featured nearly as many "bleeped" exchanges as it did acceptance speeches. The big winners were "The Revenant," which won for best drama, best drama actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best director for Alejandro Inarritu; and "The Martian" staring Matt Damon which, oddly, was nominated in the best comedy/musical category.
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5. Finding el Chapo: Criticism is coming from all corners after actor Sean Penn met with notorious drug lord Joaquin Guzman (a.k.a. el Chapo) and wrote an article about it for Rolling Stone. U.S. government officials, presidential candidates and social media in general all weighed in on Penn's often rambling interview with the drug cartel leader who escaped from a Mexican jail last year. Law enforcement officials say it was Penn's interview that helped them locate Guzman. Here's how the interview came about.
And one more
The Clemson Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide Monday night in college football's national championship game. The second year of the playoff system brings the undefeated Tigers and the one-loss Tide to the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The game begins at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.
In case you missed it
David Bowie performs "Changes."
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