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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk's racially charged comment about Democrat Tammy Duckworth has made his already slim chances of holding his seat that much harder.

The Commerce Department said the economy grew by 2.9 percent in the third quarter. But consumer spending slowed. A survey suggests the election drama is making many consumers feel less confident.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

Video of an elevator altercation in China went viral. It's just one instance of China's problem with the treatment of women.

Nearly a year after Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a Washington, D.C., hotel, U.S. authorities say he died of blunt force injuries and that "acute ethanol intoxication" was a contributory cause.

President Rodrigo Duterte, who once called President Obama a "son of a whore," says God told him to stop cursing.

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about how the show discusses the concept of being black in America.

Charlotte Rodrique of the Burns Paiute Tribe says she's "disappointed" by the acquittal of armed men who occupied an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year, and worries about the precedent it sets.

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales discusses the relationship between the FBI and the attorney general's office after the FBI director said the FBI would again look into Clinton's email server.

Idaho's most populous county is adopting the convenience of food trucks to attract more early voters. But a new system doesn't agree with everyone in a campaign cycle filled with election fraud talk.