

UEFA Champions League live updates: Barcelona vs. Inter
UEFA Champions League live updates: Barcelona vs. Inter ESPN Apr 30, 2025, 02:31 PM ET Email Print We are down to the final four! It’s the second day of the semifinal first legs of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Enjoy the play-by-play from today’s game: Barcelona against Internazionale, live from the Olympic Stadium in…

Visa wants to give artificial intelligence ‘agents’ your credit card
Artificial intelligence “agents” are supposed to be more than chatbots. The tech industry has spent months pitching AI personal assistants that know what you want and can do real work on your behalf. So far, they’re not doing much. Visa hopes to change that by giving them your credit card. Set a budget and some…

A look at dandyism, the Black fashion style powering the Met Gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion icons like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and the late André Leon Talley are known for their distinctive approaches to sartorial style — bold splashes of color, luxurious fabrics, playful construction, capes — but fashion savants and historians agree that a common thread weaves their tailored looks together: dandyism. The history-laden…

Late photographers. Surly photographers. Here’s how to make sure wedding memories are made
NEW YORK (AP) — Like all brides, Elana Goldin had high hopes for her wedding photos and video. “I loved their images,” she said of the company picked by her dad and future mother-in-law. “They were award-winning. They were in a ton of magazines. I really liked the vibe of the owner.” The feeling didn’t…

What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as Switzerland prepares to host
LONDON (AP) — Get out the glitter balls, sew on the sequins and prepare to party: The Eurovision Song Contest approaches. The 69th annual musical extravaganza takes place in Basel, Switzerland in May. It will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s musical crown in a contest that has been likened to a…

Revealing the identity of ‘Prospect X’ — and what’s next
Revealing the identity of ‘Prospect X’ — and what’s next play Kalyn Kahler: Raiders see Taysom Hill-like potential in Tommy Mellott (1:19) Kalyn Kahler reports on why the Raiders opted to draft Tommy Mellott. (1:19) Kalyn KahlerApr 30, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Kalyn Kahler is a senior NFL writer at ESPN. Kalyn reports on…

Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — With her purple-and-pink hair swaying, Reneé Colón stands on a stepladder in the rented corner of a warehouse, pouring Brazilian coffee beans into her groaning old roasting machine. The beans are precious because they survived severe drought in a year when environmental conditions depressed coffee production globally, doubling the price of…

Real or not? Five top trends from NBA playoffs’ first round
Real or not? Five top trends from NBA playoffs’ first round Kevin PeltonApr 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Follow on X Email Print The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs has already produced some thrilling…

College Football Playoff impact: Players who stuck around
College Football Playoff impact: Players who stuck around play Drew Allar: I’ll learn from costly INT (2:21) Penn State’s James Franklin and Drew Allar reflect on the season after the team’s loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. (2:21) Heather DinichApr 30, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Email Print Following two transfer portal windows and…

Europe saw faster economic growth early this year but Trump’s tariffs have dimmed its prospects
Hamburg Port in Hamburg, Germany, pictured on April 17, 2024.Sean Gallup/Getty Images Europe’s economy grew more strongly in the first three months of the year, only to see hopes for an ongoing recovery quickly squelched by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Gross domestic product in the 20 countries that use the euro grew 0.4%…