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French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marin Le Pen met Wednesday night in their only debate ahead of Sunday's runoff vote for president.

Skaters are ditching their blades — and putting on wheels. The last time the rink welcomed roller skaters was in the 1940s.

There's been plenty of drama — on and off the court — and fans are loving it. The NBA had its highest TV opening playoff ratings in a decade.

Fifty years after he attracted his first few dozen followers to his church, the Rev. Jerry Falwell prepares to open a giant new church building. In an interview, Falwell explains that his controversial comments were made with a singular goal -- getting attention.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens Saturday after a 6-year renovation. One new feature is an conservation lab with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Conservators accustomed to careful, detailed and solitary work on fragile art will now have an audience.

California's Healthy Kids program provides health insurance to low-income children, including those of illegal immigrants. Private donors and local taxes have funded the program, but as John Sepulvado of member station KAZU reports, a plan to add state dollars is stalling the annual budget process.

A divided Supreme Court rules that Vermont's state statute limiting campaign spending and fundraising constitutes a restraint of free speech, in violation of the First Amendment.

Lawrence Summers, who is departing as president of Harvard University after a five-year tenure, talks with Susan Stamberg about the controversy he generated, and what he thinks are his accomplishments.

Stop to think about the quality of Brazil's players -- its record five World Cup titles, or its two Golden Ball winners -- French striker Thierry Henry says, and already you have lost the match. Henry says Les Bleus will not be thinking about Brazil's achievements in Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal.

After suffering political defeats, and watching his popularity plummet, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be in the midst of a comeback. The mostly-Democratic state legislature is adopting a bold new budget that gives the Republican Schwarzenegger most of what he wants. Ina Jaffe reports.

Law enforcement officials say a laptop stolen from the home of an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been recovered. The laptop contained sensitive personal information on millions of veterans and active duty service members. The FBI says there is no evidence that the information was accessed.

National Minority Donor Awareness Day, on Aug. 1, was first recognized 10 years ago. Since then, the number of minorities on the organ waiting list has increased dramatically. Ed Gordon talks with organ recipient Bobby Howard, a former NFL running back, about how his need for a kidney changed the way he looked at life and himself.