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A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

Four of the Pentagon's top civilian officials, including the defense secretary, resigned or were fired this week. The timing of these moves is raising questions and concerns about national security.

Also: Wildfires are burning in the West, forcing evacuations; NATO countries will increase their defense spending; and President Trump briefly opens, then closes a fundraiser to the press.

Also: The Senate continues to debate health care legislation; the Philippines' president threatens to bomb schools that he claims train communists; and NASA's inflatable space module is doing well.

Also: New Orleans recovers from weekend flooding; a tornado strikes mid-town Tulsa; and a group of people in North Carolina reported a possible Bigfoot sighting over the weekend.

Also: Retiring GOP Sen. Corker could oppose his party's tax plan; President Trump says this could be the "calm before the storm" but won't explain; and questions on Catalonia's independence efforts.

Also: White House Chief of Staff Kelly is criticized by the congresswoman he criticized; losses from California fires could exceed $1 billion; and supporters clap a lot online for China's president.

Also: Congress approves a disaster aid package for hurricane and wildfire relief; China's new ruling Politburo is announced; and the World Series opens in Los Angeles in record heat.

Also: The head of the Mormon Church, Thomas Monson, dies; two Democrats will be sworn in today as U-S Senators; and the Powerball jackpot is worth $440 million.

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, WCMU's transmitters serving the northeast Lower Peninsula were destroyed in a fire.