http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:05:02 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:52:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile cease-fire. People gather on paddleboards in shallow water as cargo and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 1. A woman holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-government gathering at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, on May 30. People swim on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qlaileh village, seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on June 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:15:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday. Olga Mudra, 35, and her daughter Natalia, 6, walk in the yard of their house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. A woman carries a baby near a residential house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. People react as they look at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. A man clears debris in his apartment building damaged after a Russian missile strike that hit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. An injured Olena Dniprovska sits in the yard of her house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-reconsidering-1-8b-fund-source-says-as-justice-department-temporarily-paus/stories/20260602100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-reconsidering-1-8b-fund-source-says-as-justice-department-temporarily-paus/stories/20260602100#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:32:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-reconsidering-1-8b-fund-source-says-as-justice-department-temporarily-paus/stories/20260602100 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justice Department also said it would temporarily pause the program's implementation in compliance with a court order. Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump are pictured at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-housing-regulator-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence/stories/20260602121 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-housing-regulator-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence/stories/20260602121#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:01:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-housing-regulator-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence/stories/20260602121 WASHINGTON — President Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director of national intelligence — elevating a real estate scion with no clear national security credentials to a key post as the United States remains at war with Iran. Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House on Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House on Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025, in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:57:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a cease-fire in the war with the U.S. and Israel, two semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday, as tensions flared in Israel's separate but related fight against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon. People carry packages at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, June 1. A woman walks at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1. Men sit at the gate of a mosque at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, June 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:29:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the United States says it shot down. Cargo ships and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as a person stands in shallow water, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 31. Cargo and service vessels line the horizon as people ride a motorcycle along the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 31. People paddle along the shoreline as cargo ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 1. A small boat moves along the shoreline where an a cargo vessel, tugboat and industrial barge are all anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/trump-israel-hezbollah-dial-back-fighting/stories/20260601077 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/trump-israel-hezbollah-dial-back-fighting/stories/20260601077#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:23:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/trump-israel-hezbollah-dial-back-fighting/stories/20260601077 WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators. Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. A family flees following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. A person walks past the site struck by a rocket fired from Lebanon on Saturday in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on May 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/01/pentagon-transgender-troops-military-service-appeals-court/stories/20260601078 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/01/pentagon-transgender-troops-military-service-appeals-court/stories/20260601078#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:23:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/01/pentagon-transgender-troops-military-service-appeals-court/stories/20260601078 WASHINGTON — A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda. U.S. Army soldiers cross a floating bridge on the Imjin River during a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise March 20, 2025, in Yeoncheon, South Korea. U.S. Army soldiers wait to board their CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a joint military drill between South Korea and the United States at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex on March 19, 2023 in Pocheon, South Korea. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, on May 12 in Washington. The Pentagon is seen May 19 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-castle-lebanon/stories/20260531140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-castle-lebanon/stories/20260531140#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:17:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-castle-lebanon/stories/20260531140 BEIRUT — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. A view of he Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/31/pentagon-pushes-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution/stories/20260531125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/31/pentagon-pushes-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution/stories/20260531125#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 13:36:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/31/pentagon-pushes-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution/stories/20260531125 TAMPA, Fla. — The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies — and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform. .U.S. Navy Adm. Frank Bradley testifies before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 28. Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26. FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on May 12 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/arteries-modern-civilization-action-protect-seabed-cables/stories/20260531123 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/arteries-modern-civilization-action-protect-seabed-cables/stories/20260531123#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 12:49:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/arteries-modern-civilization-action-protect-seabed-cables/stories/20260531123 The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have taken a big step towards tackling growing threats to undersea pipelines and cables, which carry huge amounts of energy and data around the world. In this 2018 photo provided by Gonzalo Mórtola, the Russian research vessel Yantar is shown docked in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, worrying the U.S. and its allies the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/05/31/mary-jane-flores-obituary/stories/20260529107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/05/31/mary-jane-flores-obituary/stories/20260529107#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/05/31/mary-jane-flores-obituary/stories/20260529107 Mary Jane Flores, 89, a retired nurse and celebrated supporter of the area Latino community, died May 24 at her Oregon home. Mary Jane Flores Mary Jane Flores, 89, a retired nurse and celebrated supporter of the area Latino community, on died May 24 at her Oregon home. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/31/raw-milk-legislation-sits-in-committee-in-ohio-legislature/stories/20260523002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/31/raw-milk-legislation-sits-in-committee-in-ohio-legislature/stories/20260523002#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/31/raw-milk-legislation-sits-in-committee-in-ohio-legislature/stories/20260523002 Fans of raw milk have advocates in the Ohio House of Representatives. Raw milk sits in a tank before being eventually pasteurized at Ronnybrook Farm in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. A cow is milked at Ronnybrook Farm, which uses pasteurization, in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. A receive jar collects raw milk from cows before it is eventually pasteurized at Ronnybrook Farm in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. A receive jar collects raw milk from cows before it is eventually pasteurized at Ronnybrook Farm in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. Nick Armato sanitizes a cow's udder before milking at Ronnybrook Farm, which uses pasteurization, in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. Nick Armato prepares a cow for milking at Ronnybrook Farm, which uses pasteurization, in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. A cow is milked at Ronnybrook Farm, which uses pasteurization, in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/31/platelet-rich-plasma-offers-new-opportunities-healing/stories/20260522084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/31/platelet-rich-plasma-offers-new-opportunities-healing/stories/20260522084#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/05/31/platelet-rich-plasma-offers-new-opportunities-healing/stories/20260522084 From restoring loss of smell to reducing joint pain, platelet-rich plasma injections have been gaining ground over the past decade. Professional golfer Tiger Woods has spoken of his experience with platelet-rich plasma when treated for previous injuries. Treatment with platelet-rich plasma is a three-step process. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/29/russian-drone-ukraine-apartment-building-romania/stories/20260529111 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/29/russian-drone-ukraine-apartment-building-romania/stories/20260529111#comments Sat, 30 May 2026 00:12:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/29/russian-drone-ukraine-apartment-building-romania/stories/20260529111 BUCHAREST, Romania — A Russian drone that was part of an attack on Ukraine went astray and struck an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people in the NATO member country, Romanian officials said Friday. The incursion added to concerns that the war could spread across the alliance’s borders. This photo released by Romania's Department for Emergency Situations shows a fire on top of a block of flats after a drone crash caused an explosion and fire on impact, in Galati, eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border May 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference after the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 29. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, not seen, give a joint news conference at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, on May 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/bondi-lawmakers-questions-trump-epstein-files-release/stories/20260529110 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/bondi-lawmakers-questions-trump-epstein-files-release/stories/20260529110#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 23:35:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/bondi-lawmakers-questions-trump-epstein-files-release/stories/20260529110 WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump’s involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the Trump Administration’s actions before House lawmakers scrutinizing the process. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for her deposition at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, on May 29 in Washington. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, arrives for her deposition at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, on May 29 in Washington. Victims of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, from left, Liz Stein, Dani Bensky, Sharlene Rochard, Marina Lacerda and Andrea Sterling, are seen before former Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for her deposition at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 29 in Washington. ) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/trump-aides-iran-war-deal-situation-room/stories/20260529109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/trump-aides-iran-war-deal-situation-room/stories/20260529109#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 23:33:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/trump-aides-iran-war-deal-situation-room/stories/20260529109 WASHINGTON — President Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he pondered moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the agreement has not been finalized. A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2. People cross an intersection in front of a billboard showing a portrait of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2024, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 28. Men ride on their motorbike at the historic neighborhood of Oudlajan in Tehran, Iran, on May 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/judge-says-kennedy-center-board-broke-law-trump-name-building-blocks-closure/stories/20260529103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/judge-says-kennedy-center-board-broke-law-trump-name-building-blocks-closure/stories/20260529103#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 19:40:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/29/judge-says-kennedy-center-board-broke-law-trump-name-building-blocks-closure/stories/20260529103 WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen following a media tour intended to show building damage on April 22 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 00:34:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70 percent of Gaza’s territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70 percent of Gaza’s territory. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/abc-stations-call-fcc-early-call-license-renewal-unconstitutional/stories/20260528125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/abc-stations-call-fcc-early-call-license-renewal-unconstitutional/stories/20260528125#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 23:06:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/abc-stations-call-fcc-early-call-license-renewal-unconstitutional/stories/20260528125 WASHINGTON — Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses as a dispute between the network and the Trump-controlled agency intensifies. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas on March 27.