Bill Chappell

Shelves were empty of bread in a Walmart store in Gulf Breeze, Fla., on Thursday, as people stocked up ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Isaias.

A satellite image shows Hurricane Isaias as it approaches the Gulf Coast around 2 p.m. ET Friday. The color image combines visual and infrared temperature data.

A satellite image shows Hurricane Isaias as it approaches the Gulf Coast around 5 p.m. ET Friday.

Updated October 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM EDT Nearly 900,000 power customers are without power in Florida, Alabama and Georgia on Saturday, after

Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night.

Updated October 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage and power outages wrought by Hurricane

The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs, striped bass, and other popular seafood, has a new apex predator, the blue catfish. It's invasive and ravenous, growing to more than 100 pounds. But officials hope one of the fish's other qualities might keep it in check: it's delicious.

Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.

The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs, striped bass, and other popular seafood, has a new apex predator, the blue catfish. It's invasive and ravenous, growing to more than 100 pounds. But officials hope one of the fish's other qualities might keep it in check: it's delicious.

PRESTON, Md. — It's lunchtime atPreston Elementary School, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Kids file in, get dollops of food on their segmented trays, and maybe grab a chocolate milk. But one option on today's menu is special, served alongside grapes and broccoli.