NewsNation Articles: August 7, 2021

1 Chicago officer killed, 1 wounded in traffic stop shooting Radio: Cuomo could face misdemeanor in groping case, Albany sheriff says Radio: Senate edges toward vote on Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill Radio: Norwegian Cruise tells judge Florida ‘vaccine passport’ ban is political Radio: Federal student loan payments paused until 2022 Radio: South Dakota’s Sturgis rally roars back as delta rising Fired officer who wounded unarmed Black man won’t be charged Photos: Top images from the 2020 Tokyo Games Studies find plant-based diets slash heart disease risk in young adults, older women ICU capacity in critical condition as COVID-19 surges in Central Texas Miami family pushing vaccine after COVID hospitalization ‘Suicide Squad’ star Joel Kinnaman files restraining order against woman who allegedly tried to ‘extort’ him after sex Lynyrd Skynyrd withdraws from Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after band member tests positive for COVID-19 Restaurant workers shortchanged during COVID awarded $230K Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas dead at 70 Police shoot armed 13-year-old who falsely claimed he killed 3 people: Officials Woman drives off cliff in California after stranger mistakenly opens car door Texas child with COVID-19 airlifted 150 miles away due to hospital bed shortage Albany sheriff: Cuomo could face misdemeanor in groping case Steep obstacles for US Congress effort to legalize ‘Dreamer’ immigrants Norwegian Cruise tells judge Florida ‘vaccine passport’ ban is political US Postal Service to slow some mail deliveries in October Missing North Carolina woman’s body found entombed in concrete in her basement How lightning can strike even when you are indoors Owner of venom-spitting cobra that got loose in North Carolina must give up 75 snakes, pay $13K in restitution How do I know if my dog has heat stroke? NASA is seeking participants to live in fake Martian habitat for 1 year Are kids more vulnerable to the delta variant of COVID-19? Allyson Felix wins her 11th Olympic medal, takes gold in 4×400 relay California order to limit hospital visitors to vaccinated, those with a negative COVID-19 test Senate edges toward vote on Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill 50% of US population is fully vaccinated, White House says CVS stops offering Johnson & Johnson shots at its pharmacies Flu shots may protect against severe complications from COVID-19 Neighbor arrested after Oregon family’s dogs eat poisoned meat 183-foot-long drug traffickers’ tunnel discovered near California-Mexico border 3 months after crash, losing legs, Ohio basketball star not finished fighting ☀ August 7: Cuomo criminal complaint, Students ask Supreme Court to block college vaccine mandate