The latest feline sensation in cat-crazy Japan is quite a whopper. The larger-than-life, digital 3D calico looms over one of Tokyo’s busiest intersections, and as Lucy Craft discovered, it’s quickly gaining a loyal fanbase. Source

“It’s a perfect storm of a planning problem, a labor shortage and the pent-up demand,” Greenberg said. Source

From its 1,600-square-foot perch over the streets, the monster ball of virtual fur has its own livestream, and a fast-growing following on Twitter. Source

President Biden announced Thursday that the last U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan on August 31, ending the U.S. involvement after 20 years of war. Watch Mr. Biden’s speech and analysis from Charlie D’Agata in Kabul, David Martin at the Pentagon and Nancy Cordes at the White House. Source

Populist leader Viktor Orban dismisses the outcry, vowing that Hungary “will not let LGBTQ activists among our children.” Source

Louisville police have contended for months that no footage exists and haven’t released any bodycam records associated with the fatal raid. Source

Coming off a year when he caught 39 passes for 387 yards and a touchdown in 2020, Firkser is in line to play a bigger role for the Titans in 2021. Source

Global COVID death toll surpasses 4 million; Wisconsin art exhibit helps heal racial divisions Source

The eighth-grader, who is the first African-American winner of the bee, ended the competition with the word “murraya.” Source

Four additional victims in the Surfside condo collapse were recovered Thursday, bringing the death toll to 64. Forty of the victims have been identified, and 76 people are still unaccounted for, officials said at a briefing. Watch their remarks. Source