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AP reporters reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later 08/27/2025 03:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hurricane Katrina claimed hundreds of lives, destroyed homes and changed how emergency response is dealt with forever. In this episode of ���The Story Behind the AP Story,��� retired Associated Press journalist Chevel Johnson Rodrigue recalls the eerie calm before the storm and A Ford recalls more than 355,000 pickup trucks over instrument display failure on the dashboard 08/27/2025 02:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that's resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard. According to documents published by the National Why Cadillac F1's American dream doesn't include an American driver 08/27/2025 02:24pm • Formula 1's newest team began its quest to expand the grid with a plan to become a true American team that featured a driver representing the red, white and blue. Yet when Cadillac F1 finally unveiled its inaugural lineup it was Valtteri Bottas and Sergio P��rez, drivers from Finland and Mexico, res Shooting in Minneapolis is the latest carnage at a US school or college over the past 25 years 08/27/2025 02:05pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Hundreds of people in the U.S. have died in shootings over the past 25 years in offices, stores, theaters and other places, but the carnage perhaps hits hardest when it happens in schools and colleges where children and young adults are often the victims. In some cases, the v Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on empty 08/27/2025 01:37pm • Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether. Wholesale prices on the St. Petersburg International M US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say 08/27/2025 11:29am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard. Until recently, they could keep track of the flights using publicly accessible websi Trump foes like Fed Governor Lisa Cook find themselves targeted by top housing regulator 08/27/2025 09:49am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� When Bill Pulte was nominated as the country's top housing regulator, he told senators that his ���number one mission will be to strengthen and safeguard the housing finance system.��� But since he started the job, he's distinguished himself by targeting President Donald Trump 's Unions seek broader foothold in the South as workers vote at an EV battery plant in Kentucky 08/27/2025 08:12am • Ballots are being cast Wednesday over a pivotal decision at a Kentucky manufacturing complex that is producing batteries for electric vehicles. Workers will decide whether to join the United Auto Workers and extend a streak of union victories in the South, where organized labor struggled to find sol Trump's 50% tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases take effect 08/27/2025 07:15am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Steep U.S. tariffs on a range of Indian products took effect Wednesday, threatening a serious blow to India���s overseas trade in its largest export market. President Donald Trump had initially announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods. But earlier this month he signed an executive o Edmunds: Five big mistakes you need to avoid before buying your next new car 08/27/2025 06:52am • Buying a new car has never been more financially daunting. A 2025 analysis from Edmunds found that a record 19.3% of consumers who financed a new vehicle in the second quarter of 2025 committed to a monthly payment of $1,000 or more. That���s nearly one in five buyers taking on what was once conside Melbourne man charged over synagogue arson linked to Iran 08/27/2025 06:25am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A man charged with torching a Melbourne synagogue, in an antisemitic attack that Australia accuses Iran of directing, was remanded in custody when he appeared in court Wednesday. Younes Ali Younes, 20, last week became the second suspect to be charged for the December a What to know about massive dust storms called haboobs in the US Southwest 08/27/2025 05:58am • Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the phenomenon and can create a wall of dust thousands of feet tall and several miles wide, reaching speeds of Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid 08/27/2025 02:07am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this year, launched a presidential campaign Tuesday in what he called an effort keep his son's legacy alive and build a safer and more prosperous Colombia. Miguel Urib Fatal road rage shooting of pregnant 17-year-old in Louisiana sparks outrage from officials 08/26/2025 11:15pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� Louisiana officials are expressing indignation over a road rage shooting that killed a pregnant teenager and caused her baby to be delivered early. Katelynn Strate, 17, was a passenger in the car and seven months pregnant when she was struck in the head by a bullet fired by Woman dead, 3 teens injured after Prince George's Co. crash involving stolen vehicle 08/26/2025 10:18pm • A woman was killed, a young child was injured and three teens were hospitalized after a car crash involving a stolen vehicle in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Tuesday afternoon. The Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department said in a social media post the crash happened at 3:41 p.m. ne