NewsNation Articles: July 26, 2021

Cuban protestors in DC call for US intervention Dixie Fire expands to nearly 200K acres, merges with Fly Fire Banfield: One-on-one with Kevin Smith Radio: VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers Radio: Team USA preaches optimism after shaky Olympic start Radio: Kanye West living in Atlanta stadium to work on new album Radio: Call for DOJ to investigate possible civil rights violation in NFL’s brain injury settlement California drought could lead to energy conservation Team USA preaches optimism after shaky Olympic start On Balance: US mission in Iraq, Democrats concerned about 2022, and French COVID-19 protests Surge of crossings at the border overloading transportation systems Man, 75, hit with Taser files federal lawsuit against police department The Donlon Report: NFL’s brain injury settlement; Putin’s new toys Retired Lt. Col. says Biden right to end combat mission in Iraq Call for DOJ to investigate possible civil rights violation in NFL’s brain injury settlement Rush Hour: Calls for action on Cuba continue; Mask mandates returning in cities across US Bezos, Branson not ‘astronauts’ after FAA changes policy Body of Arizona girl, 4, swept away by storm found; search continues for missing 16-year-old Cuomo questions credibility of NY AG’s sexual misconduct investigation Banfield: Police release 911 call in Murdaugh murders; ‘Live PD’ cast members on the state of policing in America Masks again required in St. Louis area amid COVID-19 rise Grimmway Farms recalls packaged carrots over possible salmonella contamination Expert at murder trial: South Carolina student stabbed up to 120 times in mistaken Uber ride killing Here’s why your food label may look different than it did a year ago WATCH: Doorbell camera captures ‘fireball’ skirting across Texas sky Biden launches effort to protect people disabled by COVID-19 Infrastructure talks face new trouble as pressure mounts 5 dead, including deputy, in shootings at California home Man arrested after abandoned dog seen on video chasing car that left it behind Video: Police, bystanders rescue baby trapped under alleged drunk driver’s car Why were Team USA gymnasts wearing different colored uniforms? US new home sales drop to 14-month low in June Caeleb Dressel gives swimming gold medal to alternate Brooks Curry after Olympics relay win Texas, Oklahoma inform Big 12 of plans to exit, opening door for negotiations with SEC ‘This can be me’: Black participation rising in gymnastics Photos: 8 killed in 22-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers Fed now facing twin inflation, growth risks as virus jumps and supply chains falter Here’s one way to sidestep the rental-car shortage Biden says ‘remains to be seen’ if immigration measure part of wider budget bill Grilling expert: You can avoid ‘most of your problems’ by following one simple rule Average US gas price rises 2 cents per gallon to $3.22 First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo California’s largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West Florida residents sue DeSantis, DEO after losing weekly $300 federal unemployment benefits Kremlin critic Navalny’s website blocked by Russian regulator What is a pommel horse and how does scoring work? EXPLAINER: How the Russians caught the US in gymnastics ☀ July 26: Lawmakers race to seal infrastructure deal and delta variant symptoms Divine transformation: Ex-strip club becomes church in Alaska Olympic broadcasters try to curb sexual images of female athletes Bob Moses, civil rights pioneer and crusader for math education, dies at 86 First the heat, now a typhoon is on the way at the Olympics Only Tokyo could pull off these Games? Not everyone agrees Photos: Simone Biles begins march towards gold Here’s how a team of refugee athletes made it to Olympics ‘I actually saw him thrive’: More families opting for homeschooling during pandemic Plaque unveiled at Emmett Till’s Chicago home as group works to repair, restore it