A Quebec judge has ordered a 35-year-old man accused of killing his mother and two nieces in Saint-Romain, Que., to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

A team of engineers has re-evaluated the threat earthquakes pose to more than 500 B.C. schools and determined 152 remain at high risk and will need structural upgrades to make them safe.

A former U.S. attorney hired by the NFL to evaluate its investigation of the New Orleans Saints' bounty program says the evidence shows payments were handed out and received for some hits on targeted opponents.

Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a fractured right orbital bone. The right-hander injured himself on Wednesday at the team's spring training facilities in Bradenton, Fla. after a bunt attempt caromed off his face. He flew to Pittsburgh late Wednesday to be further evaluated.