Some parents are pushing back against New York City schools’ plans to return to in-person learning Monday, since children under 12 are still ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Meg Oliver spoke with officials and concerned parents from the largest district in the nation, which could serve as a model for other districts across the U.S. this fall. Source

The chancellor in the nation’s largest school district says the city will avoid COVID closures seen in other states because of New York’s higher vaccination rates. Source

More than 7.2 million ballots have been returned so far, according to the California Secretary of State’s office. Source

Proponents say such semi-autonomous machines enable armies to protect their soldiers, while critics fear this marks another dangerous step toward robots making life-or-death decisions Source

The world’s largest hornet can sometimes be lethal to humans but is much more of a threat to honeybees that are relied on to pollinate crops. Source

It’s expected to be a heavy rainmaker for the Lone Star State and perhaps storm-battered Louisiana. Source

Lil Nas X took home the biggest award of the night. Justin Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo also won in top categories during the ceremony hosted by Doja Cat at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. Read more here. (Disclosure: MTV is a division of ViacomCBS) Source

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify in front of two committees about the Biden administration’s handling of ending the war in Afghanistan. Alex Ward, a national security reporter for Politico, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with insight into what we can expect to hear. Source

“Nothing happened with me, I only fight real fighters, people that actually fight, you know what I mean,” McGregor told Entertainment Tonight after the altercation. Source

Madonna opened the 2021 VMA’s with a surprise introduction, celebrating MTV’s 40th anniversary with a tribute video to the channel’s iconic performances. Source