Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice.

Walmart Inc. reported increases in second-quarter profits and sales Thursday as it continues to pull in price-sensitive shoppers for everyday essentials like groceries despite a challenging tariff ...

The national redistricting battle enters its next phase Thursday as California Democrats are scheduled to pass a new ...

Twins: Jose Urena (0-0, 4.06 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -114, Twins -105; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics will try to keep a four-game road win ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.48 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (8-5, 3.06 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 85 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -137, Brewers +115; ...

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Pakistan and China pledged to expand economic cooperation and investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship program of China's Belt and Road Initiative, officials said.

The death of a French streamer during an extended broadcast prompted soul-searching and controversy, as a government minister said he had been ''humiliated and mistreated for months" on air and a ...

SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher's mission at the Women's Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States' tournament opener on Friday, the world's most followed ...

Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks this year at Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said Thursday.

CULEBRA, Puerto Rico — When temperatures soar at a public school on the small Puerto Rican island of Culebra, students scatter in search of relief. During a summer program last month, as outdoor ...

Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified in a Bangkok court Thursday on her alleged breach of an ethics law in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that ...