The Associated Press

A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decision. Trains are expected to keep moving through Monday.

The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the knife attack in Solingen, Germany, that killed three people and wounded eight others at a crowded festival.

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905. It weighs approximately half a kilogram.

The plan would adjust delivery times while keeping a commitment to a maximum five-day delivery for the Ground Advantage program nationwide and a maximum three-day delivery for local first-class mail.

The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the draft, guarantees all contracts, provides for parental leave and childcare benefits and promises more money to players.

Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that may bring economic disruption in Canada and the U.S.

Seidler was beloved by fans and was a major proponent of the Padres' growth over the last several years.

California may try an innovative new way to deter illegal weapons, spurred most recently by a mass shooting near the state Capitol.

An oil sheen spotted in the ocean near last month’s crude pipeline leak off Southern California was likely residual oil from the earlier spill.