LocalNet
  • Start Page|
  • My Account|
  • Webmail|
  • Help
  • Top Stories
  • US News
  • International
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Business / Finance
  • Health
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Offbeat News
New
LocalNet
Webmail!
High Speed DSL. As Low as $19.95 per month, click to learn more!
1/5

How Jeffrey Epstein used the glamour of the Nobel Peace Prize to entice his global network of elites

AP News STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up his ties to the former head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers, Bill Gates and Steve Bannon, a top ally of President Donald Trump, the Epstein files show.

Thorbjørn Jagland, who headed the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015, turns up hundreds of times in the millions of documents about the former U.S. financier and convicted sex offender that were released by the U.S. Justice Department last month.

Since the release,...
Read More

A year after border agent's killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states

AP News CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The violent deaths linked to the group known as Zizians stopped at six a year ago, after a U.S. border agent was killed and three members were arrested on trespassing and gun charges in the woods of western Maryland. Seven of the group's members are jailed in three states, all awaiting trial.

Police in Maryland quickly connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank to homicide investigations in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont after a landowner found them living in box trucks at the end of a snow covered dirt road last February,...
Read More

Iran’s crown prince says inaction against Tehran encourages bullies as his supporters rally

AP News MUNICH (AP) — Banging drums and chanting for regime change, supporters of Iran ’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi rallied on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, aiming to crank up international pressure on Tehran.

The large and boisterous demonstration was part of what Pahlavi described as a “global day of action" in support of Iranians in the wake of deadly nationwide protests. Pahlavi also called for rallies in Los Angeles and Toronto.

“Change, change, regime change,” the crowd in Munich chanted, waving...
Read More

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

AP News A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.

Transportation Security Administration officers are expected to work without pay while lawmakers remain without an agreement on DHS' annual funding. TSA officers also worked through the record shutdown that ended Nov. 12, but aviation experts...
Read More

In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary

AP News SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — When Donald Trump fought his way back to the White House in 2024, he capitalized on simmering economic discontent in political battlegrounds such as Michigan. Now Democrats are trying to harness those same concerns, which have lingered as people across the country lose confidence in the Republican president's ability to ease the cost of living.

The only question is how to do it. That nationwide challenge is especially urgent in Michigan, where three Democrats are running in the U.S. Senate primary in August.

The candidates — U.S. Rep. Haley...
Read More
 
 

Top Stories

  • Iran’s crown prince says inaction against Tehran encourages bullies as his supporters rally
  • TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
  • Drone strikes kill 2 in Ukraine and Russia ahead of US-brokered peace talks in Geneva
  • Rubio's speech to European allies takes softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance
  • Iranian security use dragnet spanning the entire country to arrest protesters
  • Behind the scenes sorting through tips in cases like the Nancy Guthrie disappearance
  • Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal officers
  • Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
  • US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3
  • Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers' testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man

Horoscope

Weather for Buffalo, NY

Weather Search

Current Conditions

Mostly Cloudy
27° F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2.2 mph
Humidity 93

4 Day Forecastaccuweather.com

Sunday
Cloudy
Cloudy
39° / 29°
Monday
Cloudy
Cloudy
39° / 34°
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
38° / 29°
Wednesday
Ice
Ice
41° / 33°

Stocks

Entertainment

  • After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back — and ahead
  • Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest
  • Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament
  • Let the revelry begin: Rio mayor hands city's key to King Momo as Carnival kicks off

Sports

  • After 'Olympic curse' hits Ilia Malinin in his free skate, the 'Quad god' sets his sights on future
  • Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen leads GS after 1st run, seeking South America’s 1st medal at Winter Games
  • Philly special: V.J. Edgecombe leads Team Vince to victory at NBA All-Star weekend's Rising Stars
  • BYU says star wide receiver charged with felony rape is no longer a student there
News content provided by the Associated Press. Weather content provided by AccuWeather
© 1994-2026 LocalNet Corp. All Rights Reserved