Safety and security of foods preserved in the home depend on the cook.  It is vital that proper techniques and processes are used to ensure that home-preserved foods remain safe.    The failure to follow…

More and taller fences. Metal detectors. Restricted access. Armed guards. Government in most forms — from the White House to local high schools — is a lot less accessible than it used to be. Even…

The Transportation Security Administration has improved coronavirus protection for airport screeners after a TSA official accused the agency of endangering travelers, the whistleblower’s lawyer said Wednesday. The changes include requiring screeners to change or sanitize…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Legislature’s auditing division says state agencies have significant information technology security weaknesses and haven’t made progress since previous reports showed the same problems. The Topeka Capital Journal reports that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major U.S. web infrastructure and security company will provide free support to federal election campaigns to help thwart any repeats of the 2016 effort by Russian agents to steal and leak…

Army Sgt. Dave Sterling was serving in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq in 2003 the day Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces.  Some Iraqis were dancing in the streets, celebrating the impending demise of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon may send about 300 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in roles that could put them in contact with migrants and thus mark a break from current practice, officials said.…

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit today he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he…

Now that an election for new school facilities has been decided, the USD 257 board is turning its attention to long- and short-term goals. Facility improvements are just part of the plan, and last week’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State of the Union speech.…