Aug. 28, 2024 – The Mercury News

A World War II pilot, Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, has been accounted for after being missing since his plane crash on August 3, 1943, during a bombing mission in Burma. McCook, who helped two fellow servicemen survive the crash by ensuring they could parachute to safety, was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. His remains were identified in 2022, and he will be buried in his hometown...

Summary Republicans' policy bill, aimed at advancing President Trump's agenda, is projected to increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, with 10.9 million more people uninsured by 2034 due to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts. The House bill proposes $1.5 trillion in spending cuts to offset nearly $3.7 trillion in tax cuts while raising the debt ceiling by $4 trillion, though critics argue it will lead to 7.8 million fewer Medicaid...

Travis Decker, a 32-year-old military veteran from Washington state, is wanted on three counts of first-degree murder and kidnapping after the bodies of his three daughters, aged 5, 8, and 9, were found near his abandoned truck, 130 miles east of Seattle. Authorities began searching for the girls after their mother reported them missing following a planned visitation that Decker failed to return them from, and Decker is considered a significant risk as law enforcement...

Sarah Milgrim, a 26-year-old who worked for the Israeli Embassy, was fatally shot alongside her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., after attending a diplomatic event focused on aid to Gaza. Her family described her as a compassionate person dedicated to peace, while her father expressed that she had the strength to mold their lives positively. Following their tragic deaths, it was revealed that Lischinsky had planned to propose to...

A man accused of threatening to assassinate President Trump, Ramon Morales-Reyes, was framed, according to investigators. Initially arrested for sending threatening letters, evidence now suggests the true author is Demetric Deshawn Scott, who allegedly sought to intimidate Morales-Reyes to prevent his testimony in a robbery case against Scott. Despite being cleared of the threats, Morales-Reyes remains in custody for deportation proceedings, while Scott faces multiple felony charges related to the robbery, with his trial scheduled...

A man named Travis Decker, 32, is wanted for the murder of his three young daughters in central Washington after they were reported missing and later found dead. Following a visitation with their father, the girls, ages 9, 8, and 5, were not returned as scheduled, prompting police to search for Decker, whose truck was discovered near a campground, leading to the tragic discovery of the children's bodies. Authorities are seeking public assistance in locating...