Barring insurrection, coup, natural disaster or some as-yet-unforeseen kind of Ford-brand pandemonium, Toronto’s Oct. 22 municipal election will go ahead with 25 wards instead of 47. On Wednesday morning, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal stayed Justice Edward Belobaba’s ruling overturning Bill 5, which redrew the city’s electoral map with just weeks to […]
Archer shines as Pirates top Royals 2-1 for 3-game sweep
PITTSBURGH — Chris Archer pitched seven strong innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 2-1 win on Wednesday night. In his most impressive start since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays on July 31, Archer (5-8) allowed one run on six hits with eight strikeouts […]
Judge: US can’t deny passport over refusing to pick gender
DENVER — U.S. officials cannot deny a passport application from an intersex Colorado resident based solely on a refusal to select male or female for gender, a federal judge said Wednesday. The U.S. State Department’s varied explanations for rejecting the application weren’t reasonable, U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson said in his ruling, forcing him […]
Hoskins HR sparks Phillies over Mets before key Atlanta trip
PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins became the seventh-fastest player to hit 50 career home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies kept pace in the NL East race with a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Zach Eflin and five relievers combined on a six-hitter and Odubel Herrera added two-run homer for the Phillies, […]
Bono Says Pope Francis Is ‘Aghast’ at Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandals
(VATICAN CITY) — U2 frontman Bono has described Pope Francis as being “aghast” about sex abuse in the Catholic Church. The Irish singer met privately with Francis on Wednesday at the Vatican hotel where the pope lives, to discuss themes that Bono told reporters included “the wild beast that is capitalism” and sustainable development. Bono […]