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As the year winds down, Code Switch is taking a step back to pay tribute to some important — but perhaps forgotten — stories about race and sports.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., about a letter he signed with other former senators, urging the current Senate to rise above party affiliation and ideology.

In an interview with NPR, the vice president defended the administration's response to the coronavirus but acknowledged that the government expects to be dealing with the crisis "for months."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has issued a statement Friday, condemning racism and saying the football league was wrong for not listening to its players' concerns about racism and police brutality.

And a hijab, too. She wanted to be true to her Muslim values as she competed in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant.

A drill during a shift change included the words "This is not a drill," a Federal Communications Commission report finds. According to reports, the worker has been fired and two officials have quit.

If the projections are correct and the Conservatives lose their majority, May could remain prime minister. But it would require a coalition with other parties.

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

In Alabama, voters head to the polls Tuesday in a primary for U.S. Senate. The race is to fill a seat long occupied by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Winter Olympic sports combine grace, beauty and danger, where athletes defy and even embrace risk. In downhill skiing, a racer has to find confidence amid the terror of a headlong plunge down a mountain.