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Pub-goers in London cheer Queen Elizabeth II's announcement that Parliament will soon consider allowing pubs to stay open 24 hours. Currently, pubs must close at 11 p.m. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with London pub manager Charlotte Renick. (This story was corrected on air on Nov. 14, 2002: "It's Thursday, the day we read from your letters, and we start with a correction to yesterday's program. I said that Britain's pubs have closed early, ever since World War II. Our thanks to Charles Day in Bozeman, Montana, Marc James Small in Roanoke, Virginia and Peg Willingham in Arlington, Virginia. All pointed out that closing the pubs early was a World War I innovation, part of the Defence of the Realm Act. Mr. Day notes that the law was "affectionately known to the British' by its acronym 'DORA.' The logic of the pub closings was, he writes, 'to keep factory production levels high. Factory workers, particularly the ammunition factory workers, would be home from the pubs at a reasonable hour so that they would show up well rested on the factory floor the next morning.'"

The musician rose to fame in the 1960s and '70s, bringing global attention to his hip-shaking style of music.

This week marks the 10-year memorial of Trayvon Martin's death. Here & Now's Tonya Mosley spoke with his mother, Sybrina Fulton, and two other mothers who lost sons to gun violence, about grief and perseverance in the face of tragedy.

Over the weekend, torrential rains brought widespread flooding throughout Missouri that led to at least eight deaths. Flooding is expected to continue throughout the week.

This week, we're hearing from various Iraqis as they prepare to vote in the Dec. 15. Yenar Jabbar is an English student at Baghdad University. She has her undergraduate degree, but no job. She spoke to NPR at the university cafeteria about her feelings on the elections and the U.S. occupation.

Alan Cheuse reviews Margaret Atwood's new novel, The Penelopiad. It's a retelling of Homer's Odyssey from the point of view of the warrior hero's wife Penelope.

Every dish tells a story for the award-winning New York chef, who creates menus inspired by his Nigerian, creole and South Bronx roots.

As more novel coronavirus cases are detected around the country, many large events like South By Southwest in Austin, Texas are being cancelled. But…

Like businesses across the country, many bookstores have emptied out because of the coronavirus. A used bookstore in Washington, D.C., has shifted to browsing by appointment only.

U.S. and Australian responders spotted the three-person skiff crew on tiny Pikelot Island after they had been missing for nearly three days.