National news headlines this week

Here are some of the top national news headlines from this week:

Politics

• Biden Administration Announces Plan to Vaccinate 28 Million Children Against COVID-19 (The New York Times)
• Senate Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Democrats Vow to Keep Fighting (The Washington Post)
• Trump's Legal Team Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Capitol Riot (CNN)

Economy

• US Economy Grows at 6.4% Annual Rate in Q2, Beating Expectations (The Wall Street Journal)
• Jobless Claims Fall to 360,000, Lowest Level Since March 2020 (Bloomberg)
• Inflation Rate Rises to 5.4% in June, Highest Level Since 2008 (The Associated Press)

Health

• CDC Recommends Booster Shots for Certain Groups, Including Healthcare Workers and Older Adults (The New York Times)
• FDA Approves Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine for Children as Young as 12 (The Washington Post)
• Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccines Highly Effective in Preventing Hospitalization and Death (The Lancet)

Crime and Justice

• FBI Arrests Suspect in Connection with Murder of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick (The Washington Post)
• Man Charged with Murder in Connection with Deadly Shooting at Colorado Birthday Party (The Denver Post)
• Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death Row Inmate Who Claimed Racial Bias in Jury Selection (The New York Times)

Environment

• NASA's Perseverance Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Lake on Mars (The New York Times)
• Climate Change: World's Top Scientists Warn of 'Catastrophic' Consequences if Emissions Aren't Cut (The Guardian)
• California Wildfires: Thousands Evacuated as Blazes Rage Across State (The Los Angeles Times)

International

• Taliban Take Control of Kabul as US Withdraws Troops from Afghanistan (The New York Times)
• North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Sea, Defying International Pressure (The Washington Post)
• UK and EU Reach Deal on Northern Ireland Trade, Ending Months of Negotiations (The Financial Times)

These are just a few of the top national news headlines from this week.