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At least 21 people dead, 70 more injured after car bombing in Colombia

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Thursday's attack recalled some of the bloodiest chapters of Colombia's recent past and has raised tough questions about lingering security threats in the wake of a 2016 peace deal with FARC rebels.

Tesla says it will cut jobs to lower prices on its electric vehicles

By Associated Press

Tesla's cheapest model right now is the $44,000 Model 3, and it needs to broaden its customer base to survive.

Government shutdown stalls training, other prep for wildfire season

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Firefighting training courses are being canceled from Tennessee to Oregon and controlled burns to thin dry vegetation aren't getting done.

Trump denies Pelosi an aircraft to visit U.S. troops abroad

By Catherine Lucey, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The move was an apparent response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempt to delay the president's State of Union address.

Law firm tied to Paul Manafort reaches $4.6 million settlement with Justice Department

By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Manafort part of Robert Mueller's probe — which yielded two indictments, a trial conviction and ultimately Manafort's guilty plea — also entangled several prominent law or lobbying firms, including Skadden, because of their involvement in foreign lobbying or public…

Michigan State interim president ousted in wake of Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal

By David Eggert, Corey Williams, Associated Press

Michigan State University's Board of Trustees said Thursday that interim president John Engler's resignation is effective immediately.

Trump cancels Pelosi trip to Afghanistan amid shutdown

By Associated Press

A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the trip that President Donald Trump is canceling during the partial government shutdown was intended to express appreciation to U.S. troops and reaffirm the United States "ironclad commitment" to the NATO alliance.

House votes overwhelmingly to maintain Russian sanctions

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

In the House, 136 Republicans voted with Democrats, sending a strong bipartisan message of disapproval to President Donald Trump's administration on Russia.

Shutdown ongoing, State Department sends diplomats back to work with pay

By Matthew Lee, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The State Department on Thursday instructed all U.S. diplomats in Washington and elsewhere to return to work next week with pay, saying it had found money for their salaries at least temporarily despite the ongoing government shutdown.

At least 9 killed in car bombing at police academy in Colombia capital

By Cesar Garcia, Associated Press

The scene outside the General Santander police academy in southern Bogota was chaotic in the immediate aftermath of the midmorning attack, the biggest against a police or military facility in the capital in over a decade.