Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, died on Monday. He was 65. Allen succumbed to complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his company Vulcan Inc. announced. AP FILE PHOTO

SEATTLE -- Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.