http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:44:13 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/10/trump-uses-midterm-convention-to-pledge-5k-payments-if-republicans-keep-control-of-congress/stories/20260910081 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/10/trump-uses-midterm-convention-to-pledge-5k-payments-if-republicans-keep-control-of-congress/stories/20260910081#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:11:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/10/trump-uses-midterm-convention-to-pledge-5k-payments-if-republicans-keep-control-of-congress/stories/20260910081 DALLAS — President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention Sept. 9 in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/09/10/religious-offerings-st-lucas-lutheran-celebrates-140-years-in-the-old-south-end/stories/20260910002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/09/10/religious-offerings-st-lucas-lutheran-celebrates-140-years-in-the-old-south-end/stories/20260910002#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/09/10/religious-offerings-st-lucas-lutheran-celebrates-140-years-in-the-old-south-end/stories/20260910002 ■ St. Lucas Lutheran Church is celebrating 140 years of serving the Old South End community The interior sanctuary of St. Lucas Lutheran Church. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/10/trump-midterm-year-special-republican-convention/stories/20260910104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/10/trump-midterm-year-special-republican-convention/stories/20260910104#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:31:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/10/trump-midterm-year-special-republican-convention/stories/20260910104 DALLAS — Republicans opened the second and final day of their midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday knowing that history is not on their side this election season, but counting on President Donald Trump to propel voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. President Trump speaks at the Republican convention Sept. 9 in Dallas. Vice President JD Vance greets the crowd during the Republican National Midterm Convention on Sept. 9 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. People listen as President Trump speaks at the Republican convention Sept. 9 in Dallas. A video featuring Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., plays at the Republican convention Sept. 9 in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/09/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-board-iran-security-council/stories/20260909130 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/09/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-board-iran-security-council/stories/20260909130#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:33:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/09/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-board-iran-security-council/stories/20260909130 VIENNA — The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board on Wednesday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years, citing it for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at undeclared sites. The International Atomic Energy Agency flag flies during a special session of an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on March 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/09/republicans-midterm-convention-trump-a-palooza/stories/20260909128 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/09/republicans-midterm-convention-trump-a-palooza/stories/20260909128#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:41:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/09/republicans-midterm-convention-trump-a-palooza/stories/20260909128 DALLAS — Republicans opened their highly unusual midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that is putting the President at the center of this fall’s midterm elections — whether the candidates running like it or not. President Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport on Sept. 7 in Morristown, N.J. The stage at the Republican convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. Heather Washburne, Dallas 2026 host committee co-chair, speaks at the Republican convention Sept. 9 in Dallas. Chairman Joe Gruters speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) A man wears a cowboy hat with a mock bill displaying President Donald Trump's portrait ahead of the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/09/midterms-poll-few-americans-trust-campaigns-trump/stories/20260909129 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/09/midterms-poll-few-americans-trust-campaigns-trump/stories/20260909129#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:32:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/09/midterms-poll-few-americans-trust-campaigns-trump/stories/20260909129 WASHINGTON — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. President Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines Aug. 10 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. In the photo of a computer screen, a Google map showing Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America is seen Aug. 30 in St. Louis. President Trump holds a poster as Energy Secretary Chris Wright, from left, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, obstructed, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R., Wis.) listen June 4 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/us-military-destroyed-5-iranian-oil-tankers-missile-attacks-navy-warship/stories/20260908103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/us-military-destroyed-5-iranian-oil-tankers-missile-attacks-navy-warship/stories/20260908103#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:19:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/us-military-destroyed-5-iranian-oil-tankers-missile-attacks-navy-warship/stories/20260908103 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than 6-month-old war. A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sept. 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/canada-tariffs-take-effect-seeks-closer-eu-ties-trump-response/stories/20260908094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/canada-tariffs-take-effect-seeks-closer-eu-ties-trump-response/stories/20260908094#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:32:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/canada-tariffs-take-effect-seeks-closer-eu-ties-trump-response/stories/20260908094 TORONTO — The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada along with most alcoholic beverages, the White House said Tuesday, as part of a trade war that shows little sign of cooling off. Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, Canada on Sept. 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/putin-trump-moscow-no-aggressive-plans-europe/stories/20260908096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/putin-trump-moscow-no-aggressive-plans-europe/stories/20260908096#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:31:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/putin-trump-moscow-no-aggressive-plans-europe/stories/20260908096 KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin assured President Trump in a phone call Tuesday that Moscow doesn’t harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe, a senior Kremlin official said, after European officials blamed Moscow for sabotage campaigns on their soil. A rescue worker puts out a fire of a building destroyed after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sept. 8. Smoke rises following a Russian missiles attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Sept. 8. Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to acting governor of Tver region Vitaly Korolyov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 8. A man walks along an underpass as smoke rises following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Sept. 8. Firefighters try to extinguish a fire following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Sept. 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/us-hits-remaining-parts-irans-aviation-sector-sanctions/stories/20260908095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/us-hits-remaining-parts-irans-aviation-sector-sanctions/stories/20260908095#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:31:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/08/us-hits-remaining-parts-irans-aviation-sector-sanctions/stories/20260908095 The Trump Administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on additional elements of Iran’s aviation industry, targeting more than two dozen commercial and private airlines as well as foreign cargo service providers in its new push to isolate Tehran from its remaining trading partners. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives for the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., on Aug. 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/06/military-strikes-three-iranian-tankers-retaliation-missile-attacks/stories/20260906141 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/06/military-strikes-three-iranian-tankers-retaliation-missile-attacks/stories/20260906141#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:01:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/06/military-strikes-three-iranian-tankers-retaliation-missile-attacks/stories/20260906141 The United States military said Saturday its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships. A motorboat leaves a harbor as other boats lie moored in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sept. 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/06/us-envoys-witkoff-kushner-arrive-kyiv-talks-putin-moscow/stories/20260906140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/06/us-envoys-witkoff-kushner-arrive-kyiv-talks-putin-moscow/stories/20260906140#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:54:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/06/us-envoys-witkoff-kushner-arrive-kyiv-talks-putin-moscow/stories/20260906140 KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace more than 4½ years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Jared Kushner, right, and Steve Witkoff, left, walk prior to their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 6. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff prior to talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 6. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner, center left, walk prior to their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 6. U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, right, arrive in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 6. President Vladimir Putin, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, prior to talks at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/06/green-burials-offer-alternative-eco-conscious/stories/20260905002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/06/green-burials-offer-alternative-eco-conscious/stories/20260905002#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/06/green-burials-offer-alternative-eco-conscious/stories/20260905002 When someone dies, the state of Ohio recognizes two ways to dispose of the remains: burial and cremation. The soil families receive from Earth Funeral can be used to plant flowers or trees. Families receive five one-quart containers of soil following the natural transformation process. The vessels used to transform a body into soil at Earth Funeral are lined with organic mulch, wood chips, and locally sourced wildflowers. The company said it takes 30 to 45 days for a body in the vessel to be transformed into 250 to 300 pounds of soil. The vessels used by Earth Funeral to transform human bodies into soil are housed in facilities in Washington state, which has 60; Las Vegas which has 45; and in Maryland which has 105 so far. The soil families receive can be used to plant flowers or trees. The vessels used by Earth Funeral to transform a body into soil are 7 feet long by 4 feet wide and are housed in three facilities across the country. The gravesite of Janet Ruth Hardy, mother of Barbara Yoder, is marked with an engraved stone and greenery at Foxfield Preserve in Wilmot, Ohio. Foxfield Preserve is a 43-acre conservation burial cemetery in Wilmot, Ohio. Foxfield Preserve is a 43-acre conservation burial cemetery in Wilmot, Ohio, accepts cremated remains and body burials. A green burial plot is ready for a body wrapped in a shroud or a biodegradable casket, such as a wicker basket, to be interred at Foxfield Preserve, a 43-acre conservation burial cemetery in Wilmot, Ohio. Ohio spiderwort, a blooming perennial flower, blooms in late May and early June at Foxfield Preserve. The conservation burial cemetery is located at Foxfield Preserve. Richard N. Hardy, brother of Barbara Yoder, is buried at Foxfield Preserve. His grave is marked with a piece of engraved sandstone. The prairie at the Foxfield Preserve conservation cemetery is located in Wilmot, Ohio, outside Canton. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/06/black-mold-increases-warming-conditions/stories/20260823090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/06/black-mold-increases-warming-conditions/stories/20260823090#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/06/black-mold-increases-warming-conditions/stories/20260823090 More heat and uncomfortable humidity means more mold. An estimated 47 percent of residential buildings nationwide have visible mold or dampness, which can cause a range of health problems. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/05/rescuers-nepal-pull-2-people-alive-10-days-floods/stories/20260905084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/05/rescuers-nepal-pull-2-people-alive-10-days-floods/stories/20260905084#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:55:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/05/rescuers-nepal-pull-2-people-alive-10-days-floods/stories/20260905084 KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, a Chinese national is seen after being rescued by soldiers during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Sept. 5. In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, a Chinese national is seen drinking water after being rescued by soldiers during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Sept. 5. A drone view shows a damaged residential building along the swollen Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Sept. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/04/us-issues-sanctions-turkish-bank-calls-critical-financial-lifeline-iran/stories/20260904094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/04/us-issues-sanctions-turkish-bank-calls-critical-financial-lifeline-iran/stories/20260904094#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:46:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/04/us-issues-sanctions-turkish-bank-calls-critical-financial-lifeline-iran/stories/20260904094 WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration announced Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., on Sept. 1. A boy plays with a toy truck on a beach along the Strait of Hormuz in Kuhestak, Iran, on Sept. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/04/judge-in-lindsay-clancy-case-says-he-ll-declare-a-mistrial-then-gives-defense-1-hour-to-appeal/stories/20260904084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/04/judge-in-lindsay-clancy-case-says-he-ll-declare-a-mistrial-then-gives-defense-1-hour-to-appeal/stories/20260904084#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:19:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/04/judge-in-lindsay-clancy-case-says-he-ll-declare-a-mistrial-then-gives-defense-1-hour-to-appeal/stories/20260904084 PLYMOUTH, Mass — A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three young children. Defendant Lindsay Clancy watches jurors enter the courtroom during her murder trial on Sept. 4 in Plymouth, Mass. Lindsay Clancy and lawyer Kevin Reddington look at jurors as Judge William Sullivan instructs them to continue deliberations during Clancy’s murder trial on Sept. 4 in Plymouth, Mass. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/04/russian-drone-strikes-ukraine-security-service-headquarters-as-us-talks-on-the-war-are-expected/stories/20260904085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/04/russian-drone-strikes-ukraine-security-service-headquarters-as-us-talks-on-the-war-are-expected/stories/20260904085#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:22:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/04/russian-drone-strikes-ukraine-security-service-headquarters-as-us-talks-on-the-war-are-expected/stories/20260904085 KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in central Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, ahead of diplomatic talks with U.S. officials on ending the war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Steve Witkoff, special envoy of the United States, meet at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 15, 2025. Firefighters walk among debris at a destroyed pharmaceutical warehouse after Russian drone attacks on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine Sept. 3. Firefighters work at a residential building after a Russian drone attack struck in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv Sept. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/09/03/gloria-steinem-a-potent-voice-of-us-feminism-and-co-founder-of-ms-magazine-has-died/stories/20260903091 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/09/03/gloria-steinem-a-potent-voice-of-us-feminism-and-co-founder-of-ms-magazine-has-died/stories/20260903091#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:29:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/09/03/gloria-steinem-a-potent-voice-of-us-feminism-and-co-founder-of-ms-magazine-has-died/stories/20260903091 Gloria Steinem, the Toledo native who became one of the most recognizable leaders of the American women’s movement and spent more than six decades advocating for equality as a journalist, author, organizer, and political activist, has died. She was 92. Toledo native Gloria Steinem followed passions as a journalist, author, and advocate to become a feminist icon. CTY gloria02p Gloria Steinem speaks with the media and then with local high school students before the United Way Women's Initiative annual meeting at the Seagate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio onMay 1, 2008. Ms. Steinem is a Toledo native who went on to become an international spokesperson for women's rights. The Blade/Jetta Fraser CTY steinem09p Ted Strickland, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, brings his campaign tour to Toledo, Ohio on October 9, 2016. Strickland is touring the state with the slogan "Ohio is Not for Sale." He will be joined at his Toledo stop by Toledo native and author Gloria Steinem. The Blade/Jetta Fraser Gloria Steinem speaks during the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony in Oviedo, northern Spain, Oct. 22, 2021. Gloria Steinem, editor of Ms. magazine, presents Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter a copy of the magazine with his mother Lillian on the cover in 1976. President Barack Obama awards Gloria Steinem the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in 2013. Gloria Steinem attends an Equal Rights Amendment rally outside the White House in 1981. CTY steinem09p Gloria Steinem, left, says "hello" to Ellin Stoots in Bowling Green via smartphone. Stoots' granddaughter, Kylee Gregg, right, holds the phone. Gregg, a junior at Bowsher High School, says that she and her grandmother had gone to hear Steinem last year for Authors!Authors!, but had not been able to speak with her. Gregg says her grandmother has taught her a lot about feminism. Ted Strickland, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, brings his campaign tour to Toledo, Ohio on October 9, 2016. Strickland is touring the state with the slogan "Ohio is Not for Sale." He will be joined at his Toledo stop by Toledo native and author Gloria Steinem. The Blade/Jetta Fraser In this file photo dated Mar. 26, 1993, Gloria Steinem speaks to an audience at Thackery's Bookstore in the Westgate Shoping Center. THE BLADE CTY RESIDENT07p 03/07/2018 Toledoan Tina Wagner gets a photo with Gloria Steinem at the Toledo Club. Steinem kicked off State Rep. Theresa Fedor's state senate campaign in front of hundreds of supporters at the club. THE BLADE/LORI KING FILE - Feminist Gloria Steinem appears in New York on Feb. 17, 1970. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/02/nyc-nation-largest-school-system-bans-ai-students-8th-grade/stories/20260902116 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/02/nyc-nation-largest-school-system-bans-ai-students-8th-grade/stories/20260902116#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:58:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/02/nyc-nation-largest-school-system-bans-ai-students-8th-grade/stories/20260902116 NEW YORK — New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting on Aug. 12 in New York.