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As millions of families in the U.S. face an uncertain start to the school year, women who have found themselves expected to be teachers, caregivers, employees and parents are fueling a political uprisinghttps://nyti.ms/3461xgB 

Los Angeles schools will begin a sweeping program to test hundreds of thousands of students and teachers, as the U.S.’s second-largest school district goes back to school — onlinehttps://nyti.ms/2FwEktU 

The sustained low rate of coronavirus infection in New York has surprised local health officials. But a resurgence may be inevitable, despite the state’s and city’s best efforts.https://nyti.ms/2EdgDG5 

Jason Wright, a former NFL running back turned business consultant, has been named the new president of the Washington Football Team. He is the first African-American to hold such a position in the league's history.https://nyti.ms/3g0YIzX 

Researchers are trying to figure out how many people in a community must be immune before the coronavirus fadeshttps://nyti.ms/2Y9uBA7 

An attack claimed by the Shabab, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, on a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others on Sundayhttps://nyti.ms/2PX1hYW 

The Democratic National Convention, initially planned for Milwaukee, will now be mostly virtual and will air from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern this week, Monday through Thursday. There are several ways to watch.https://nyti.ms/2EdYQ1u 

Under emergency virus powers, the Trump administration is detaining migrant children and families at several major hotel chains before expelling themhttps://nyti.ms/3h5OCyV 

This may turn out to be the year that oil giants, especially in Europe, started looking more like electric companies. Industry leaders like BP and Shell are accelerating their production of cleaner energy.https://nyti.ms/2Fxrlbp 

During the height of the pandemic in New York, 2 Manhattan doctors sent their daughters to live in Singapore. But then a nightmare scenario unfolded that they hadn’t anticipated.https://nyti.ms/3axtaRa 

By making Black women the new superheroes, "The Old Guard" and "Watchmen" have found characters with a much more nuanced understanding of what justice looks likehttps://nyti.ms/3iI5xrC 

Videos of security officers in Belarus brutally repressing pro-democracy protesters were widely shared last week. We reviewed hundreds of the videos previously blocked from public view and spoke to protesters who were beaten, arrested and detained.https://nyti.ms/2DRWfed 

European soccer might have (accidentally) landed on the perfect model for the Europa League, a way to make it distinctive and special and even valuablehttps://nyti.ms/2Y7TAE5 

Some prominent Iranian politicians who support the regime were arguing that the Emirati agreement with Israel — forged out of mutual enmity for Iran — may mark a decisive turn against Tehran in a battle for public opinion across the regionhttps://nyti.ms/3h4VAnM 

For 75 years, Japan has renounced combat under its pacifist Constitution. Now, once again, it is considering whether long-range missiles will count as self-defense.https://nyti.ms/3awsATv 

South Korea is alarmed at another coronavirus outbreak linked to a church. The Sarang Jeil Church happens to be a vocal critic of President Moon Jae-in, sponsoring large antigovernment rallies.https://nyti.ms/2CyXYnZ 

Kamala Harris's path to the vice-presidential pick has been guided by the values of her Indian-born mother and her wider Indian family who have provided a lifelong support network that endures even from 8,000 miles awayhttps://nyti.ms/2Y68P0f 

A Chinese phone number, ending in five 8s, drew 5,000 bids and sold for $325,000 because it’s considered auspicioushttps://nyti.ms/2PZKBQU