http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:59:34 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-claims-about-talks-diverge/stories/20260804085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-claims-about-talks-diverge/stories/20260804085#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:45:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-claims-about-talks-diverge/stories/20260804085 CAIRO — A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States and Iran made opposing claims about whether they were holding talks. Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/04/senate-panel-expected-to-advance-blanche-s-attorney-general-nomination-after-deal-with-gop-holdouts/stories/20260804086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/04/senate-panel-expected-to-advance-blanche-s-attorney-general-nomination-after-deal-with-gop-holdouts/stories/20260804086#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:47:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/04/senate-panel-expected-to-advance-blanche-s-attorney-general-nomination-after-deal-with-gop-holdouts/stories/20260804086 WASHINGTON — A Senate committee is expected to vote Tuesday to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to lead the Justice Department after the former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump secured the support of Republican senators who threatened to block his confirmation. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/03/weekend-adds-11-cyclosporiasis-cases-in-lucas-county/stories/20260803080 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/03/weekend-adds-11-cyclosporiasis-cases-in-lucas-county/stories/20260803080#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:57:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/03/weekend-adds-11-cyclosporiasis-cases-in-lucas-county/stories/20260803080 Lucas County has reported 1,218 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 3,094 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 78 since Friday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Cyclospora, the microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, spreads when people consume water or food, especially fresh fruit, contaminated with feces harboring the parasite. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/03/trump-overhaul-gut-head-start-preschool-standards-state-rules/stories/20260803093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/03/trump-overhaul-gut-head-start-preschool-standards-state-rules/stories/20260803093#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:31:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/03/trump-overhaul-gut-head-start-preschool-standards-state-rules/stories/20260803093 WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/03/new-talks-last-chance-iran-avoid-escalation-us-strikes-trump-says/stories/20260803092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/03/new-talks-last-chance-iran-avoid-escalation-us-strikes-trump-says/stories/20260803092#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:25:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/03/new-talks-last-chance-iran-avoid-escalation-us-strikes-trump-says/stories/20260803092 WASHINGTON — President Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war — but this time, he insists it’s different. President Trump speaks during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 3 in Washington. A billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags overlooks Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/03/gop-holdouts-back-blanches-attorney-general-nomination-deal-fund/stories/20260803091 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/03/gop-holdouts-back-blanches-attorney-general-nomination-deal-fund/stories/20260803091#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:19:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/03/gop-holdouts-back-blanches-attorney-general-nomination-deal-fund/stories/20260803091 WASHINGTON — Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will support his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Trump. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/03/michigan-reports-first-2-us-deaths-in-outbreak-of-cyclospora/stories/20260803075 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/03/michigan-reports-first-2-us-deaths-in-outbreak-of-cyclospora/stories/20260803075#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:21:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/03/michigan-reports-first-2-us-deaths-in-outbreak-of-cyclospora/stories/20260803075 LANSING, Mich. — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday. This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/02/sen-bernie-moreno-says-former-son-law-max-miller-should-not-serve-house/stories/20260802118 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/02/sen-bernie-moreno-says-former-son-law-max-miller-should-not-serve-house/stories/20260802118#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:36:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/02/sen-bernie-moreno-says-former-son-law-max-miller-should-not-serve-house/stories/20260802118 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X Sunday. Rep.-elect Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for new member orientation check-in and program registration with Emily Moreno in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/02/trump-says-he-will-order-halt-to-iran-strikes-after-parameters-reached-for-deal-to-end-war/stories/20260802108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/02/trump-says-he-will-order-halt-to-iran-strikes-after-parameters-reached-for-deal-to-end-war/stories/20260802108#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:16:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/02/trump-says-he-will-order-halt-to-iran-strikes-after-parameters-reached-for-deal-to-end-war/stories/20260802108 WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month old war. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., July 31 after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/02/idaho-fast-food-restaurant-shooting-leaves-3-dead-and-7-injured-city-spokesman-says/stories/20260802107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/02/idaho-fast-food-restaurant-shooting-leaves-3-dead-and-7-injured-city-spokesman-says/stories/20260802107#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:37:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/02/idaho-fast-food-restaurant-shooting-leaves-3-dead-and-7-injured-city-spokesman-says/stories/20260802107 BOISE, Idaho — Three people were killed and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon, a Twin Falls city spokesman said. This still image captured from video by a witness shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Aug. 1 in Twin Falls, Idaho. This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant on Aug. 1 in Twin Falls, Idaho. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/02/toledo-ranks-near-bottom-of-national-fitness-index/stories/20260722100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/02/toledo-ranks-near-bottom-of-national-fitness-index/stories/20260722100#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/02/toledo-ranks-near-bottom-of-national-fitness-index/stories/20260722100 Toledo’s parks and trails are among the area’s greatest assets, yet a new national report suggests they’re not enough to overcome the city’s health challenges. From left, Tricia Bryant, Sylvania, and Toledo's Tammy Quinney and Joetta Kynard walk on the University Parks Trail at the McCord Rd. entrance on May 21, 2024, in West Toledo. A cyclist speeds down the University Parks Trail near the McCord Rd. entrance on May 21, 2024, in West Toledo. Tricia Byant, Sylvania, raises her arms in triumph to start a walk on the University Parks Trail at the McCord Rd. entrance on May 21, 2024, in West Toledo. A game of pickleball as a part of the 55+ Showcase YMCA program for active older adults. Exercises during the Parkinson's YMCA program for active older adults. An exercise class as a part of the Parkinson's YMCA program for active older adults. An exercise class as a part of the SmartFit YMCA program. Personal training with the SmartFit YMCA program. A game of pickleball as a part of the 55+ Showcase YMCA program for active older adults. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/02/loss-of-snap-benefits-puts-nutritional-health-into-the-hands-of-local-communitie/stories/20260723089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/02/loss-of-snap-benefits-puts-nutritional-health-into-the-hands-of-local-communitie/stories/20260723089#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/02/loss-of-snap-benefits-puts-nutritional-health-into-the-hands-of-local-communitie/stories/20260723089 Feeding people has taken a political turn that should not be there, according to a local food bank volunteer. Lauren Bacans-Grounds, executive director of the Islamic Food Bank of Toledo, and Ahmed Elwardany, a long-time volunteer, stand ready to feed the hungry. The map shows the latest SNAP food restriction waivers from across the country. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/08/01/methodist-congregations-serve-community-nonprofits/stories/20260801088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/08/01/methodist-congregations-serve-community-nonprofits/stories/20260801088#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:06:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/08/01/methodist-congregations-serve-community-nonprofits/stories/20260801088 For local Methodists, worship followed them outside of the sanctuary Saturday morning. Sara Beck and her daughter Carmen, 7, listen during a brief prayer service at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist before volunteering at the Victory Center on Aug. 1 in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. Elaine Dunn helps pack 350 meals for Connecting Kids to Meals on Aug. 1 at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. Amy Kuhlman, left, prays during a brief service before helping pack 350 meals for Connecting Kids to Meals on Aug. 1 at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist in Toledo. Sandy Swander helps pack 350 meals for Connecting Kids to Meals on Aug. 1 at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. From left, Jerry Allen and volunteer Ian Miners move a bin of clothes to be sorted for the Marketplace for All People on Aug. 1 at St. Pauls United Methodist in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. At left, Del Swander helps sort clothes for the Marketplace for All People on Aug. 1 at St. Pauls United Methodist in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. Pastor Alex Wiles speaks during a brief prayer service at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist before participating in a Day of Service on Aug. 1 in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. Pastor Alex Wiles speaks during a brief prayer service at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist before participating in a Day of Service on Aug. 1 in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/01/jerry-ryan-1930-2026-independent-pharmacy-founder-caring-spirit/stories/20260801015 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/01/jerry-ryan-1930-2026-independent-pharmacy-founder-caring-spirit/stories/20260801015#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:45:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/01/jerry-ryan-1930-2026-independent-pharmacy-founder-caring-spirit/stories/20260801015 Gerald “Jerry” Gene Ryan, Sr., who founded a pharmacy on Dorr Street that over 65 years has become a neighborhood fixture, died Sunday at the Crescent in Sylvania. He was 96. He died following a cardiac event, said his daughter, Deborah Schoen-Gedert. Mr. Ryan was born March 15, 1930, Gerald G. Ryan, Sr. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/31/tens-thousands-migrants-voluntarily-leave-crossing-spanish-territory-ceuta/stories/20260731106 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/31/tens-thousands-migrants-voluntarily-leave-crossing-spanish-territory-ceuta/stories/20260731106#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:01:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/31/tens-thousands-migrants-voluntarily-leave-crossing-spanish-territory-ceuta/stories/20260731106 CEUTA, Spain — Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration debate in Europe and beyond. At least 57 migrants died on the journey. Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on July 31. Migrants rest outside the Temporary Center for Immigrants (CETI) after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on July 31. CETI is the Spanish acronym for the migrant reception center. A migrant runs from Spanish police officers as they cordon off access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on July 31. Belongings left behind by migrants float in the sea after they crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on July 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/31/hamas-will-disarm-israel-halts-strikes-withdraws-gaza/stories/20260731105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/31/hamas-will-disarm-israel-halts-strikes-withdraws-gaza/stories/20260731105#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/31/hamas-will-disarm-israel-halts-strikes-withdraws-gaza/stories/20260731105 CAIRO — Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by President Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza. It marks a potential breakthrough in ending the war, but implementation faces major challenges. A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 31. A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 31. Palestinian walk by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 31. A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 31. Palestinian barber Mousa al-Kharibi gives a man a haircut inside a tent, by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on July 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/31/parasite-infection-continues-to-spread-across-region/stories/20260731090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/31/parasite-infection-continues-to-spread-across-region/stories/20260731090#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:04:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/31/parasite-infection-continues-to-spread-across-region/stories/20260731090 Lucas County has reported 1,207 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 3,016 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 90 since Thursday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. This undated photo taken through a microscope shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/trump-announces-deal-hamas-disarm-gaza-hurdles-remain/stories/20260730122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/trump-announces-deal-hamas-disarm-gaza-hurdles-remain/stories/20260730122#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:23:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/trump-announces-deal-hamas-disarm-gaza-hurdles-remain/stories/20260730122 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory. Neither Hamas nor Israel gave immediate indication that they had agreed. Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/cyberattacksminnesota-water-systems-investigated-iranian-hackers/stories/20260730113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/cyberattacksminnesota-water-systems-investigated-iranian-hackers/stories/20260730113#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:59:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/cyberattacksminnesota-water-systems-investigated-iranian-hackers/stories/20260730113 Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems. A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said. A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said. A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/30/new-cyclosporiasis-cases-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260730104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/30/new-cyclosporiasis-cases-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260730104#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:13:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/30/new-cyclosporiasis-cases-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260730104 Lucas County has reported 1,194 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 2,926 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 11 since Wednesday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Brandon Palinski, director of innovation, quality and informatics at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, shows a photo of the cyclospora parasite at the health department in Toledo on July 6.