http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:01:42 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/venezuelans-rush-dentify-bodies-loved-ones-earthquake-deaths-multiply/stories/20260705123 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/venezuelans-rush-dentify-bodies-loved-ones-earthquake-deaths-multiply/stories/20260705123#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:34:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/venezuelans-rush-dentify-bodies-loved-ones-earthquake-deaths-multiply/stories/20260705123 LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Speaking in a hushed voice, Rosa López recalled how she had to sidestep the rows of bodies lying under a harsh sun as she helped her daughter search for her missing husband. Even her years working as a nurse did not prepare her for the sight of the dozens of dead wrapped in sheets or blankets. Rescue workers and forensic technician Joel Mirabal, back left, recover the body of an earthquake victim in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 30. Forensic technicians cover the bodies of earthquake victims in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 30. Forensic workers recover the bodies of earthquake victims at the seaport in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 29. Forensic technician Joel Mirabal rides through the area struck by the earthquakes collecting bodies recovered from the rubble in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 30. Rescue workers carry the body of an earthquake victim in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/05/whey-moves-forefront-building-muscle/stories/20260624092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/05/whey-moves-forefront-building-muscle/stories/20260624092#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/05/whey-moves-forefront-building-muscle/stories/20260624092 Many have not recognized whey as a potential source of protein — until now. Whey protein sits for sale at a grocery store in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/05/trump-administration-no-new-bids-repair-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool/stories/20260705127 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/05/trump-administration-no-new-bids-repair-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool/stories/20260705127#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:55:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/05/trump-administration-no-new-bids-repair-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool/stories/20260705127 NEW YORK — The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved. Workers install fireworks along the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of the America 250 July 4th celebration on the National Mall on July 2 in Washington. A man on a bike passes security fencing along the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of America 250 July 4th celebration on the National Mall on July 2 in Washington. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3 near Keystone, S.D. A worker clears debris from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on July 1 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/nato-chief-faces-challenge-summit-trump-demands-loyalty/stories/20260705139 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/nato-chief-faces-challenge-summit-trump-demands-loyalty/stories/20260705139#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:39:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/nato-chief-faces-challenge-summit-trump-demands-loyalty/stories/20260705139 ANKARA, Turkey — Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on June 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/khamenei-other-sons-appear-at-his-funeral-iran-new-supreme-leader-remai/stories/20260705138 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/khamenei-other-sons-appear-at-his-funeral-iran-new-supreme-leader-remai/stories/20260705138#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:33:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/05/khamenei-other-sons-appear-at-his-funeral-iran-new-supreme-leader-remai/stories/20260705138 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's top officials and brothers of the new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Their appearance projected unity, defiance and confidence in their safety as Iran pushes back on U.S. demands in negotiations to permanently end the war. A little girl raises her fist from atop a man's shoulders as mourners gather during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/05/cases-of-cyclosporiasis-on-the-rise-in-michigan/stories/20260705124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/05/cases-of-cyclosporiasis-on-the-rise-in-michigan/stories/20260705124#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:57:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/05/cases-of-cyclosporiasis-on-the-rise-in-michigan/stories/20260705124 LANSING — The number of cases of cyclosporiasis in Michigan has risen from 170 reported on Tuesday to 572 cases reported Saturday. In the past, cases of cyclosporiasis in the United States and Canada have been linked to raspberries, snow peas, green onions, bagged salad mixes and kits, fresh cilantro, and fresh basil. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/05/432-hertz-music-grows-popularity/stories/20260619105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/05/432-hertz-music-grows-popularity/stories/20260619105#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/05/432-hertz-music-grows-popularity/stories/20260619105 Upon first listen, music played at 432 hertz may sound like an innocuous drone, but to a growing number of Toledoans, it means reprieve. Duane McCormick, left, and Laura Rose relax during a sound bath at a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. Erika Peters, yoga studio owner, right, leads a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. A group takes part in a sound bath at a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. Erika Peters, yoga studio owner, right, leads a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. Erika Peters, yoga studio owner, leads the sound bath at a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. Erika Peters, yoga studio owner, leads the sound bath at a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. Bianca Naves relaxes during a sound bath at a yoga class at Pura Vida Wellness Studio in Toledo on June 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/04/joanne-and-kenneth-hagan-obituary/stories/20260701023 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/04/joanne-and-kenneth-hagan-obituary/stories/20260701023#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:13:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/04/joanne-and-kenneth-hagan-obituary/stories/20260701023 Joanne and Kenneth “Ken” Hagan, whose nearly 70-year relationship carried them through a shared lifetime of business, family gatherings, bridge games, and a beloved Starlite Plaza gift shop, died six days apart last month. Mrs. Hagan was 90. Mr. Hagan was 95. Joanne and Ken Hagan celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/04/betty-ann-amison-lewis-obituary/stories/20260704020 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/04/betty-ann-amison-lewis-obituary/stories/20260704020#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:50:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/04/betty-ann-amison-lewis-obituary/stories/20260704020 Betty Ann Amison-Lewis, 83, founding director of Grace Community Center, died June 11 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on Detroit Avenue. Betty Ann Amison-Lewis, founding executive director of Grace Community Center. Betty Ann Amison-Lewis, founding executive director of Grace Community Center. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/04/fireworks-heat-hot-dogs-politics-america-celebrates-250th-birthday/stories/20260704086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/04/fireworks-heat-hot-dogs-politics-america-celebrates-250th-birthday/stories/20260704086#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:15:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/04/fireworks-heat-hot-dogs-politics-america-celebrates-250th-birthday/stories/20260704086 WASHINGTON — The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday throughout the United States. Children line up to watch an Independence Day parade on July 4 in Deforest, Wis. People stand and take the Oath of Allegiance on Independence Day during a naturalization ceremony at George Washington's Mount Vernon on July 4 in Alexandria, Va. In this image provided by Mark Sherman, members of the group Patriot Front wear masks as they march through Washington before Independence Day events honoring the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4. The Statue of Liberty is seen as sailors of a tall ship sail past in the New York harbor during the International Parade of Sail, part of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships, on July 4, in New York. Members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall before Independence Day events honoring the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/sources-3-people-shot-2-dead-fairlane-town-center-dearborn-michigan/stories/20260703104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/sources-3-people-shot-2-dead-fairlane-town-center-dearborn-michigan/stories/20260703104#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:55:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/sources-3-people-shot-2-dead-fairlane-town-center-dearborn-michigan/stories/20260703104 DEARBORN, Mich. — Law enforcement officials say three people were shot and two are dead after a shooting at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Mich., on Friday afternoon. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/heat-wave-virtually-impossible-fossil-fuel-pollution/stories/20260703096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/heat-wave-virtually-impossible-fossil-fuel-pollution/stories/20260703096#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:26:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/heat-wave-virtually-impossible-fossil-fuel-pollution/stories/20260703096 The dangerous, multi-day heat wave is tightening its grip on the eastern US, shattering records, straining the electric grid and raising the risk for millions of people preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors. And human-caused climate change is making the familiar summer weather pattern far more dangerous. The heat wave was triggered by the strong heat dome parked over the Northeast — a stagnant area of high pressure that traps and enhances hot, humid air. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/extreme-heat-america-250-celebrations-ramp-up/stories/20260703095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/extreme-heat-america-250-celebrations-ramp-up/stories/20260703095#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:56:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/03/extreme-heat-america-250-celebrations-ramp-up/stories/20260703095 WASHINGTON — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain kick into higher gear across the United States on Friday as celebrations are balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country bakes under extreme heat. Drones put on a show in the sky near independence hall in Philadelphia on July 2. Statue of Liberty stands next to Empire State Building, left, in New York, as seen from Jersey City, N.J., on May 31. A member of the Texas State Troopers pours cold water over his head during an extreme head advisory near the Lincoln Memorial, while providing extra security ahead of the America 250 July 4th celebration on July 2 in Washington. Visitors react to the heat while attending the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on July 1 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/03/iran-sends-defiant-message-colossal-funeral-slain-supreme-leader/stories/20260703094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/03/iran-sends-defiant-message-colossal-funeral-slain-supreme-leader/stories/20260703094#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:23:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/03/iran-sends-defiant-message-colossal-funeral-slain-supreme-leader/stories/20260703094 Four months after he was killed at the outset of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being memorialized in a weeklong funeral spectacle stretching across five cities in two countries, with millions of mourners expected to attend. Despite a costly war against two of the world’s strongest militaries and decades of crushing economic hardship, Tehran is sparing no expense to send off Khamenei in a grand ceremony. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/russia-lands-heavy-strikes-ukraines-capital-killing-least-21/stories/20260702128 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/russia-lands-heavy-strikes-ukraines-capital-killing-least-21/stories/20260702128#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:12:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/russia-lands-heavy-strikes-ukraines-capital-killing-least-21/stories/20260702128 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. A woman looks at an apartment building burning after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 2. A residential apartment building is seen damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 2. A woman walks past a burning apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 2. People look at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 2. Smoke rises over the city center after a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/02/finding-freedom-from-heat-july-4th-will-be-challenge-eastern-us/stories/20260702127 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/02/finding-freedom-from-heat-july-4th-will-be-challenge-eastern-us/stories/20260702127#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:02:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/02/finding-freedom-from-heat-july-4th-will-be-challenge-eastern-us/stories/20260702127 CONCORD, N.H. — Gaining freedom from the heat will be a challenge for the eastern U.S. heading into the long Fourth of July weekend, prompting some communities to cancel, postpone or otherwise alter their Independence Day plans. A vendor pulls out a bottle of water from a tank using dry ice to keep it cold, during a heat wave at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on July 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/venezuelan-security-guard-pulled-alive-8-days-twin-quakes/stories/20260702104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/venezuelan-security-guard-pulled-alive-8-days-twin-quakes/stories/20260702104#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:40:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/venezuelan-security-guard-pulled-alive-8-days-twin-quakes/stories/20260702104 CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela — Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier. Khaterine Roa cries as members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department search for survivors at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/02/trump-administration-smart-wall-us-mexico-border/stories/20260702101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/02/trump-administration-smart-wall-us-mexico-border/stories/20260702101#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:17:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/02/trump-administration-smart-wall-us-mexico-border/stories/20260702101 PHOENIX — For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire. Surveillance technology used by various law enforcement sit on a tower at the border wall in 2025, in Douglas, Ariz. Army soldiers look at the border wall next to a surveillance vehicle during the visit to the U.S. and Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Sunland Park, N.M., in 2025. Concertina wire lines the interior of a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States, in 2025, in San Diego. Migrants walk past large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande in 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/bloodier-stalingrad-casualties-russia/stories/20260702100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/bloodier-stalingrad-casualties-russia/stories/20260702100#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:03:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/02/bloodier-stalingrad-casualties-russia/stories/20260702100 Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million. The research by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates Russia has suffered 1.4 million casualties. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/02/religious-offerings-3-18/stories/20260702006 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/02/religious-offerings-3-18/stories/20260702006#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/02/religious-offerings-3-18/stories/20260702006 ■ The Ursuline Sisters of Toledo have transferred the leadership of their community to the Sisters of St. Francis in Sylvania. An aerial view from a drone shows the steeple of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Toledo in 2024. In the background is Lucas County Courthouse.