Haya Panjwani, Author at The Rapid City Post

FILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets of New Orleans, Sept. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)

AP reporters reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

August 27, 2025

Hurricane Katrina was a major storm when it made landfall in New Orleans in August 2005. It claimed more than 1,400 lives, destroyed entire neighborhoods and caused $151 billion in damage. The disaster changed how emergency response is handled in the United States. On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” journalists reflect on the atmosphere in the city before the storm and how they covered it. Retired Associated Press journalist Chevel Johnson Rodrigue recalls the eerie calm before the storm. AP photographer Alex Brandon shares his experience working with the New Orleans Police SWAT team during the hurricane.

Whitney Chapman, right, conducts a chair yoga class at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, in New York, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP lifestyles reporter explains the origins, benefits of chair yoga and its surge in popularity

June 18, 2025

Chair yoga adapts traditional yoga for older adults and those with physical limitations. As older adults embrace active lifestyles, chair yoga has surged in popularity. Developed in 1982 by Lakshmi Voelker, chair yoga modifies poses for use in a chair, making yoga more accessible. Chair yoga benefits older people, especially women prone to osteoporosis, by improving flexibility, strength and balance. Chair yoga also helps manage arthritis and osteoporosis pain. Chair yoga offers relaxation and stress management benefits through breathing and mindfulness. In an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story” podcast, AP Lifestyles Writer Leanne Italie explains chair yoga’s origins and how it works.

Haya Panjwani.

AP reporters reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

AP lifestyles reporter explains the origins, benefits of chair yoga and its surge in popularity

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