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New York faces first weekday of strike that shut down commuter rail system

By Philip Marcelo, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Commuters are navigating a maze of car, bus and subway routes after a strike shut down the Long Island Rail Road in New York.

Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The trial shed light on the bitter falling-out between the two Silicon Valley titans and the beginnings of OpenAI, now a company valued at $852 billion and moving toward potentially one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

3 arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured

By Associated Press

Officials in Austin, Texas, say three young people are in custody in at least 10 random shootings that left four people hurt in the city over the weekend.

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations with government

By Mark Sherman, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The negotiation program was created as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which capped years of debate over whether the federal government should be allowed to haggle directly with manufacturers over the prices of drugs in Medicare.

Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find affordable alternatives

By Rio Yamat, Associated Press

The developments illustrate how difficult it's gotten for low-cost airlines to operate while squeezed by jet fuel prices, changing consumer preferences and competition.

Crew members safely eject after Navy jets collide during Idaho air show

By Associated Press

Emergency crews responded after the planes collided at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho.

Critics fear a midterm purge as the Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility

By John Hanna, Associated Press

At least 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, have gone through a beefed-up verification program at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and tens of thousands of those have been flagged as potential noncitizens or people who have died.

Trump's border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

By Julie Watson, Morgan Lee, Associated Press

TECATE, Mexico (AP) — White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. "This is sacred to us like…

New York governor pleads with unions to resume talks amid North America's largest commuter rail system shut down

By Philip Marcelo, Michael Sisak, Associated Press

The MTA has said it plans limited shuttle buses to New York City subway stations. Hochul urged companies and agencies that employ workers from Long Island to let them work from home whenever possible.

Crowds pack into Washington's National Mall for prayer rally

By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

President Trump read a passage of Scripture in a video shown at the rally, the same footage used in a Bible-reading event last month. Most speakers celebrated Christianity’s ties to American history.