Новости за 29.07.2015

Tomas Monzon
PASADENA, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- A 75-foot pine tree outside a children's museum in Pasadena tumbled down Tuesday evening and injured eight children, two critically.

Tomas Monzon
REDMOND, Wash., July 29 (UPI) -- Beginning Wednesday, about 600 million registered users of Windows 7 and 8 will be able to upgrade to Microsoft's newest Windows 10 free of charge.

Andrew V. Pestano
YAOUNDé, Cameroon, July 29 (UPI) -- President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari is making his first official visit to Cameroon as part of his continued efforts to fight militant Islamist Boko Haram.

Andrew V. Pestano
ISLAMABAD, July 29 (UPI) -- Malik Ishaq, leader of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Sunni militant group in Pakistan, was killed during a gunbattle as supporters attempted to free him.

Amy R. Connolly
HEMPSTEAD, Texas, July 29 (UPI) -- Waller County officials released hours of jail video Tuesday in an effort to dispel rumors Sandra Bland was dead before being booked into jail.

Daniel J. Graeber
BEIJING, July 29 (UPI) -- A Scottish delegation on an official trip to Beijing said they wanted to draw Chinese investors into the North Sea oil and natural gas sector.

Daniel J. Graeber
AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 (UPI) -- A Texas energy regulator said preliminary estimates show crude oil production in the state increased just over 13 percent in May year-on-year.

Amy R. Connolly and Danielle Haynes
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 29 (UPI) -- Mullah Omar, the reclusive supreme leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, died two years ago, Afghan officials confirmed Wednesday.

Amy R. Connolly
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 29 (UPI) -- The Afghan government launched an investigation into reports that Mullah Omar, the reclusive supreme leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, died two years ago.

Andrew V. Pestano
VIENTIANE, Laos, July 29 (UPI) -- A military helicopter in Laos carrying 23 people has been missing for days, fueling speculation that the aircraft crashed soon after take-off.

Daniel J. Graeber
ANKARA, Turkey, July 29 (UPI) -- For the second consecutive day, pipelines running through southern Turkey have become the target of militant campaigns drawing attention from NATO.

Amy R. Connolly
SACRAMENTO, July 29 (UPI) -- A fire in California's Napa Valley that was nearly contained flared up late Tuesday, forcing hundreds out of their homes.

Daniel J. Graeber
SAN RAMON, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- Chevron said it was enacting a hiring freeze at its corporate centers as part of an effort to slash costs by about $1 billion in the weakened market.

Kate Stanton
NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- Lauren Bush Lauren is expecting her first child with husband David Lauren.

The Sports Xchange
Mexico's national team coach Miguel Herrera was fired Tuesday by the country's soccer federation after he was accused of assault by a journalist at the Philadelphia International Airport.

The Sports Xchange
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Board of Directors made a change in its voting eligibility on Tuesday.

By Larry Millson, The Sports Xchange
TORONTO -- As the Philadelphia Phillies played the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, they traded closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Washington Nationals.

By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange
MIAMI -- Three consecutive pitches and three consecutive hits.

By Jim Ingraham, The Sports Xchange
CLEVELAND -- Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost could smell this one coming.

Alex Butler
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., July 29 (UPI) -- The NFL was in the business of making deals before it upheld its decision to uphold Tom Brady's four game suspension.

By Jeff Seidel, The Sports Xchange
BALTIMORE -- Chris Davis gained some confidence in his swing, something opponents of the Baltimore Orioles probably are not too happy about right now.

By Ken Powtak, The Sports Xchange
BOSTON -- The way the Chicago White Sox are going now, outs turn into home runs.

The Sports Xchange
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was scheduled to undergo back surgery on Tuesday, CSNBayArea.com reported Tuesday.

Kate Stanton
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama held private White House meetings with Jon Stewart at least twice.

By Greg Auman, The Sports Xchange
On the night David Price returned to Tropicana Field, another former Vanderbilt star stole the spotlight.