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The man was driving a black metal cart with chrome running boards, a small engine in the back, handlebars and brakes. And the seat is a big, blue ice chest.

Two days after hurricane Frances plowed through West Palm Beach, Fla., basic items such as food, ice and gasoline remain in short supply. Officials say thousands of utility wires and poles need repair, and warn the inconveniences will persist for several more days. Hear NPR's Adam Hochberg.

From hot dogs to ice cream and bread, Americans love their food. But it can sometimes mean more than a simple meal. A competitive eater and a child of the 1930s weigh in, as part of the StoryCorps oral history project.

Jorge Ramos discusses journalism and his run-in with Donald Trump. Israeli-born chef Michael Solomonov connects people to the food of his homeland. Andy Goldsworthy turns rain, ice and trees into art.

The storm is bringing snow, ice, freezing rain and arctic air to much of the East Coast.

Prompted by "cupcakegate," the Transportation Security Administration clarified its cupcake policy in a blog post.

For three days, people in Clintonville have been reporting loud sounds that shake the ground and homes. There haven't been any earthquakes. It's not the gas lines or pipes. One theory: warm temperatures have lead to ice cracking beneath the ground.

Health officials in Houston, Texas, have discovered mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in seven areas of the city. NPR's Wade Goodwyn travels with one of the health department's "mosquito men" as he makes his way through Houston's extensive sewer system, trapping mosquitoes and sending them back to the lab for testing. (6:15) CORRECTION, aired on All Things Considered Sept. 6, 2001: Wade Goodwyn's report about a mosquito surveillance officer in Houston brought out the science police in the audience. Dr. Victor Sloan of Scotch Plains, N.J., writes this: "In Wade Goodwyn's excellent story on Houston's mosquito hunters, he said 'when the dry ice melts.' Melting is the act of a solid becoming liquid. Dry ice does not melt, it sublimes. That is, it goes directly from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming liquid. When I was about 10, my father tried to explain this to me. It took me years to believe him."

Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.

David Greene speaks with NPR's Joe Palca about Morning Edition's upcoming series, "Summer Science."