http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:25:13 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/01/trump-theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-north-dakota-badlands/stories/20260701109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/01/trump-theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-north-dakota-badlands/stories/20260701109#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:01:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/01/trump-theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-north-dakota-badlands/stories/20260701109 BISMARCK, N.D. — President Donald Trump will visit North Dakota on Wednesday to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the 26th president's life, built in the rugged, lonely landscape where the young easterner built his conservation values while ranching and hunting in the 1880s. President Donald Trump speaks before signing a presidential memo to the EPA on pollution control in vehicles, in the Oval Office of the White House, on June 29 in Washington. President Donald Trump, from right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course on June 28 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/30/who-flies-american-flag-holidays-who-never-flies-one/stories/20260630108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/30/who-flies-american-flag-holidays-who-never-flies-one/stories/20260630108#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:35:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/30/who-flies-american-flag-holidays-who-never-flies-one/stories/20260630108 DETROIT — Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives. Miniature American flags flutter in wind gusts across the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 10, 2025. Jerry Esters stands in front of American flag outside his Detroit home on June 9. Linda and Greg Cunningham fly the American flag outside their Pontiac, Mich., home on June 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/30/us-envoys-arrive-qatar-meetings-iran-tensions-high-over-hormuz/stories/20260630107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/30/us-envoys-arrive-qatar-meetings-iran-tensions-high-over-hormuz/stories/20260630107#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:24:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/30/us-envoys-arrive-qatar-meetings-iran-tensions-high-over-hormuz/stories/20260630107 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said. Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East, listens as President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meet in the Oval Office at the White House on June 24 in Washington. 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, on June 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/30/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-party-spending-in-federal-elections/stories/20260630097 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/30/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-party-spending-in-federal-elections/stories/20260630097#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:50:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/30/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-party-spending-in-federal-elections/stories/20260630097 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. The U.S. Supreme Court is seen June 29 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-job-upholds-other-trump-firings/stories/20260629104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-job-upholds-other-trump-firings/stories/20260629104#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:25:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-job-upholds-other-trump-firings/stories/20260629104 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook leaves the Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/29/u-s-iran-pause-strikes-but-disagree-over-next-steps-on-talks/stories/20260629070 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/29/u-s-iran-pause-strikes-but-disagree-over-next-steps-on-talks/stories/20260629070#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:04:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/29/u-s-iran-pause-strikes-but-disagree-over-next-steps-on-talks/stories/20260629070 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump said Monday on social media that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, although one of Iran's top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war. A woman walks past a welcoming billboard featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan June 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/france-records-additional-deaths-extreme-heat-european-records/stories/20260628110 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/france-records-additional-deaths-extreme-heat-european-records/stories/20260628110#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:11:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/france-records-additional-deaths-extreme-heat-european-records/stories/20260628110 BERLIN — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is the fastest-warming continent on earth and countries there need to do better to protect their citizens. People refresh in a fountain after the Angelus noon prayer celebrated by Pope Leo XIV from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican on June 28. People shelter from sun with umbrellas as they wait for the Angelus noon prayer celebrated by Pope Leo XIV from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on June 28 A couple walks by a public fountain on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for parts of the country, in the coming days in Bucharest, Romania, on June 27. A prolonged heat wave with high temperatures exceeding caused significant damage to the tram infrastructure in Leipzigv Germany on June 27. Thousands of fans are celebrating at a concert by techno star Paul Kalkbrenner on the Heiligengeistfeld while a water cannon is in operation on June 27 in Hamburg, Germany. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/28/gerald-keller-obituary/stories/20260626093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/28/gerald-keller-obituary/stories/20260626093#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/28/gerald-keller-obituary/stories/20260626093 Gerald “Jerry” J. Keller, a longtime Toledo firefighter and building contractor, died June 19 at his Toledo home. He was 90. Gerald "Jerry" J. Keller, 90, a longtime Toledo firefighter and building contractor, died June 19 at his Toledo home. Gerald "Jerry" J. Keller, 90, a longtime Toledo firefighter and building contractor, died June 19 at his Toledo home. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/an-early-heat-wave-hits-europe-in-photos/stories/20260628108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/an-early-heat-wave-hits-europe-in-photos/stories/20260628108#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:22:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/an-early-heat-wave-hits-europe-in-photos/stories/20260628108 Millions of people across Europe are sweltering under an early-season heat wave this week as temperatures climb to unusually high levels. A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, on June 26. Hundreds of people gather in a public pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 27. A Fiaker horse carriage rider cools his horses on a hot summer day in the city center of Vienna, Austria, on June 27. Workers deliver water bottles to a restaurant next to Galata bridge on a summer day in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 26. People refresh in front of a water-sprinkling cannon brought by Rome's municipality to relieve tourists visiting the Colosseum and Roman Forum as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, on June 26. People use parasols to protect themselves from the sun as they queue outside a shop in London on June 26. A worker drinks water as he sets up a stage for the upcoming Ironman triathlon, Frankfurt, Germany, on June 25. Faithful shelter from the hot sun as Pope Leo's XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on June 24. A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris on June 24. The thermometer of a drugstore shows the temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome on June 24. A man on a train wipes sweat from his face on a hot day in London on June 24. A man takes shelter in the shade of a street board to protect himself from the sun in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 24. A girl wearing a traditional outfit uses a hand held battery powered fan to cool down on a hot day during an event marking summer solstice at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, on June 24. Workers remove scaffolding during a period of high temperatures in Antwerp, Belgium, on June 24. A man shelters from the sun as he crosses Westminster Bridge as a heat wave is predicted in London on June 23. Newly couple of spouses shelter for the hot sun as they wait to meet Pope Leo's XIV during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on June 24. A worker drinks water on a construction site during high temperatures in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris, on June 24. Visitors shield themself from the sun with umbrellas as they walk in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, during a heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on June 22. People refresh at a fountain as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome on June 24. People walk under a passageway at Yeni mosque during a hot day in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 22. Two young women refresh under a water mister in Lille, northern France, on June 22. A couple walks by a public fountain on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for parts of the country, in the coming days in Bucharest, Romania, on June 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/iran-attacks-bahrain-kuwait/stories/20260628107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/iran-attacks-bahrain-kuwait/stories/20260628107#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:57:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/28/iran-attacks-bahrain-kuwait/stories/20260628107 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa share a word after their meeting, at Al-Sakhir Palace near Zallaq, Bahrain, on June 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/28/lupus-activist-raises-awareness/stories/20260627003 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/28/lupus-activist-raises-awareness/stories/20260627003#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/28/lupus-activist-raises-awareness/stories/20260627003 Rachelle Roy went years knowing something was wrong, but nothing her doctors tried helped. Rachelle Roy stands outside Ottawa Park's Liz Pearson Shelter, recounting the growth of her efforts to raise awareness and funds for the Lupus Foundation of America. She founded Toledo's annual Walk to End Lupus, which began with a small tent on the park's lawn but is now sponsored by the foundation and occupies the shelter. Rachelle Roy stands outside Ottawa Park's Liz Pearson Shelter. Rachelle Roy stands outside Ottawa Park's Liz Pearson Shelter. Rachelle Roy stands outside Ottawa Park's Liz Pearson Shelter. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/28/health-plan-costs-rise/stories/20260628017 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/28/health-plan-costs-rise/stories/20260628017#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/28/health-plan-costs-rise/stories/20260628017 Health costs are expected to rise more next year than in any other year in nearly two decades, something that doesn’t shock those who work locally in the field. Julie Grasson, executive director at Toledo/Lucas County CareNet, discusses opportunities for northwest Ohio residents to receive no cost assistance to enroll in health-care coverage in 2021 during a news conference at the Main Library. Dr. Charles “Chuck” Callahan https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/27/desperation-mounts-venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises/stories/20260627083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/27/desperation-mounts-venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises/stories/20260627083#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:53:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/27/desperation-mounts-venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises/stories/20260627083 LA GUAIRA, Venezuela  — The death toll of Venezuela’s earthquakes rose to 1,430 on Saturday, officials said. The latest figures were released as rescuers continued the search for survivors of the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that devastated the South American nation three days earlier. Families had reported at least 68,900 people missing as of Saturday morning. Ezequiel Frontado looks at covered bodies while searching for missing relatives three days after earthquakes struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 27. Rescue workers search through the rubble three days after earthquakes struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 27. People search through donated clothing at a gymnasium serving as a shelter three days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 27. Residents walks through the rubble two days after earthquakes struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 26. Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/27/iranian-drones-attack-bahrain-ship-struck-strait-airstrikes-iran/stories/20260627076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/27/iranian-drones-attack-bahrain-ship-struck-strait-airstrikes-iran/stories/20260627076#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:52:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/27/iranian-drones-attack-bahrain-ship-struck-strait-airstrikes-iran/stories/20260627076 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/fear-haitian-communities-supreme-court-ruling-deportation/stories/20260626091 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/fear-haitian-communities-supreme-court-ruling-deportation/stories/20260626091#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:27:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/fear-haitian-communities-supreme-court-ruling-deportation/stories/20260626091 MIAMI — A 35-year-old nurse in Kentucky prepared her will. The single mother named a legal guardian for her four children and transferred her properties into their names. Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center at Rose Goute Creole Restaurant, sits with interpreter James Fleurijean, left, a board member of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center, in Springfield, Ohio, on Jan. 25, 2025. People hold hands and a Haitian flag during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump Administration from ending temporary immigration status, or TPS, for Haitians, Feb. 3 in North Miami. This photo made from video shows residents watching members of a choir sing while attending a rally in support of Haitian people on June 25 in Springfield, Ohio, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration is allowed to end TPS for Haitians and Syrians. This photo made from video shows people at a rally in support of Haitians on June 25 in Springfield, Ohio, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration can end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians. People hold Haitian flags and candles during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump Administration from ending temporary immigration status, or TPS, for Haitians, Feb. 3 in North Miami. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/judge-holds-prosecutors-charlie-kirk-murder-case-contempt-comments-defendant/stories/20260626092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/judge-holds-prosecutors-charlie-kirk-murder-case-contempt-comments-defendant/stories/20260626092#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:08:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/judge-holds-prosecutors-charlie-kirk-murder-case-contempt-comments-defendant/stories/20260626092 The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing held prosecutors in contempt of court on Friday over comments they made to media organizations about defendant Tyler Robinson. Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf in Provo listens during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah on June 12. Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah on June 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/26/iran-strikes-vessel-pausing-un-efforts-evacuate-ships-hormuz/stories/20260626071 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/26/iran-strikes-vessel-pausing-un-efforts-evacuate-ships-hormuz/stories/20260626071#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:24:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/26/iran-strikes-vessel-pausing-un-efforts-evacuate-ships-hormuz/stories/20260626071 WASHINGTON — The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin working to end their months-long war and reopen the pivotal waterway. Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, on June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/26/toll-venezuela-earthquakes-920-dead-3360-injured/stories/20260626086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/26/toll-venezuela-earthquakes-920-dead-3360-injured/stories/20260626086#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:19:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/26/toll-venezuela-earthquakes-920-dead-3360-injured/stories/20260626086 LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of government rescuers, as the human toll of the disaster climbed to at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing. Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building where they lived two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26. People search for missing relatives at the collapsed building where they lived two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26. Residents search through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26. Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/trump-foe-john-bolton-enters-guilty-plea/stories/20260626078 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/trump-foe-john-bolton-enters-guilty-plea/stories/20260626078#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:47:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/trump-foe-john-bolton-enters-guilty-plea/stories/20260626078 As several criminal investigations into President Donald Trump’s foes continue to flail, federal prosecutors are now ushering one of his biggest critics to a conviction. The plea agreement prosecutors and attorneys for Bolton reached is for no more than 60 months in prison, with a $2.25 million fine. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/reflecting-pool-liner-cut-sharp-knife-razor/stories/20260626077 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/reflecting-pool-liner-cut-sharp-knife-razor/stories/20260626077#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:38:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/26/reflecting-pool-liner-cut-sharp-knife-razor/stories/20260626077 WASHINGTON — A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service says. The U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument are reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 25 in Washington. Brian Van, right, takes a photo of Carina Miller, center, with a member of "Team Algae" at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 25 in Washington. The Lincoln Memorial is seen in the distance as a film and debris float atop the water in an area of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 25 in Washington. Film and debris float atop the water in an area of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 25 in Washington. The Washington Monument, reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is seen behind a chain link fence on June 25 in Washington.