The standout performance from the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner captivated the heavy Argentine crowd in Kansas City -- and the sports world.

    The holders made an early statement with a comprehensive victory, in which their talismanic leader showed that he remains on of the game's very best.

    World Cup group stage days rarely get better than this. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are all in action. Follow live updates with ESPN.

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    Lionel Messi made history Tuesday night by tying the record for most men's World Cup goals at 16 with Miroslav Klose after scoring a hat trick and staking Argentina to a 3-0 lead over Algeria before coming off late in the second half.

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    'AGT' returned on Tuesday with live shows from Universal Studios Hollywood. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

    The actor is getting some support from his ex-wife, Lindsay Hartley, and daughter, Bella. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

    The heavy, imported-energy dependency of Europe made underweight a consensus recommendation for the last three months. Hopes for a peace deal, though, may reverse that trend and Barclays highlight luxury stocks there as an opportunity.

    “The will stated that the estate was to be divided equally among her children.”

    BMW was the worst performing major European stock on Wednesday after the luxury-car maker lowered its profit outlook, citing a downturn in China as well as the impact from the Middle East war.

    Intel’s new manufacturing process has entered a stage that signals the company is confident in its ability to bring on external customers, analysts say.

    Wall Street has a new way to sell the artificial-intelligence trade: take the companies investors most want to own, including some they still cannot buy, and turn them into an acronym.

    Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

    Researchers found telehealth visits can improve care for cats with feline arthritis.

    Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers have discovered that one type of stem cell thought to be dormant may play a more significant role in preserving the sense of smell than originally believed.

    New research demonstrates that with collaboration between stakeholders, Australia can fully decarbonize its domestic and energy export economies by 2060 -- a feat requiring $6.2 trillion USD and around 110,000 square kilomters of land -- while avoiding harm to important areas for biodiversity outcomes, safeguarding agricultural activities, and respecting Indigenous land rights.

    A new study challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites -- not a shared site -- to achieve different types of plasticity.

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    England and Croatia face off in a matchup of European heavyweights in Group L

    Real Madrid are weighing up a €90 million move for Manchester City defender Rúben Dias. Transfer Talk has the latest.

    It wasn't entirely clear if Lionel Messi would make it to the 2026 tournament. But his hat trick in the first game showed how ready he is.

    On a day that Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland excelled, Lionel Messi offered a timely reminder of his greatness.

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    Congress is grilling chief executives of several big tech companies about potential harms from their products on teens.

    Congress today is grilling the chief executives of several big tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, about potential harms from their products on teens.

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    Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I've had plenty of time to travel widely in China.

    Bringing the second day of this year's Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to ever headline the festival. To a crowd of, reportedly, over 125,000 people, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé used the ground-breaking moment to pay homage to Korean heritage by arriving onstage in hanboks: a traditional type of dress.