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

Tia Wimbush and Susan Ellis were chatting at work one day and soon realized they had a strong connection — they were both a match to donate a kidney to each other’s husband. Now they say they’re not just friends, they’re family. Source

Vice President Harris on Thursday helped the Democratic National Committee announce an expansion of its “I Will Vote” campaign, which focuses on promoting voter registration and participation among minorities. Watch her remarks. Source

As billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson prepare for space flights, professional astronauts say bring it on. Source

The White House confirmed that the bill could be brought to the floor as early as the week of July 19. Source

Logan Ury, the Director of Relationship Science at Hinge, joins “CBS This Morning” to share what their data shows about how the pandemic has transformed dating. Source

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were set to hold private and public events on Thursday to highlight their administration’s push to expand voting rights. Source

An engineer who is working on the investigation into the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse says there is still a lot of work they have to do. Allyn Kilsheimer, president and CEO of KCE Structural Engineers, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss what they are looking at. Source

Earlier this week, the Pentagon said the troop withdrawal was 90% complete. President Biden vowed in April to withdraw U.S. troops by September 11. Source

Led by Congresswoman Cori Bush, House progressives have sent a letter calling on House leadership to embrace Green New Deal priorities; said Biden infrastructure package is “not yet the climate plan we need.” Source