Wire reports Twitter whistleblower brings his A formersecurity chief at Twitter told Congresson Tuesday that the social platform is plaguedby weak cyber defenses, privacy threatsand the inability to control millions of fakeaccounts. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurityexpert, appeared before the Senate JudiciaryCommittee to lay out his allegations.
The Leavenworth County Historical Society will hold an inaugural Reclaiming History Gala on Sept. 30 from 6-10 p.m.
Firefighters closed the intersection of Kansas 7 Highway and Eisenhower Road on Monday because of a gas leak. Michael Stackhouse, chief of Leavenworth County Fire District No.
Wire reports Missouri boarding school can remain open, with oversight A Christian boarding school in southwestern Missouri can remain open despite the state attorney general alleging a “dark pattern of behavior,” a judge ruled Monday. Judge David Munton’s ruling allows continued round-the-clock monitoring of Agape Boarding School in Stockton by Missouri child welfare workers.
Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released Tuesday by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
There are fridge magnets, tea sets and flags. And of course mugs, T-shirts and sweatshirts with the face of Queen Elizabeth II that are inscribed with the dates of her 70-year reign: 1952-2022.
Queen Elizabeth II has been likened to the invisible glue holding the United Kingdom together. Some think the reign of King Charles III will see those bonds come unstuck, giving new momentum to Scotland’s push for independence.
With weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is “heading in the wrong direction,” the United Nations says in a new report that pulls together the latest science on climate change.
Heavy rains Monday unleashed mudslides in a mountain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other debris across roads and prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders for thousands of residents.
The VA medical center in Leavenworth will be hosting its first VA Community Celebration on Saturday. The event will feature a car show, a resource fair and an outdoor movie.