http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:13:44 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/02/g7-nations-release-100-million-barrels-oil-boost-trump/stories/20261002105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/02/g7-nations-release-100-million-barrels-oil-boost-trump/stories/20261002105#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:34:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/02/g7-nations-release-100-million-barrels-oil-boost-trump/stories/20261002105 WASHINGTON  — The Group of Seven industrial nations said on Friday that they plan to release 100 million barrels of oil in the coming weeks, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high prices in the United States, where President Donald Trump said the diesel release would happen “immediately." President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 2 in Washington. France President Emmanuel Macron attends a news conference with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid, Spain, on Sept. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/02/christa-pike-ventilator-unconscious-failed-tennessee-execution/stories/20261002140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/02/christa-pike-ventilator-unconscious-failed-tennessee-execution/stories/20261002140#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:45:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/02/christa-pike-ventilator-unconscious-failed-tennessee-execution/stories/20261002140 Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Kathleen Walter prays in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike on Sept. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. Christa Pike This undated photo provided by May Martinez shows her daughter, Colleen Slemmer, who was murdered in 1995 in Tennessee. Emergency vehicles leave Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted on Sept. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. Alonzo Hughes participates in a March 4 Mercy protest against the death penalty at the Tennessee State Capitol on Sept. 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/02/pilot-stabbing-aviation-security-questions-us-iran-war/stories/20261002130 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/02/pilot-stabbing-aviation-security-questions-us-iran-war/stories/20261002130#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:09:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/02/pilot-stabbing-aviation-security-questions-us-iran-war/stories/20261002130 TEL AVIV, Israel — This week’s attack on a pilot by a co-pilot who tried to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight left the region’s travel industry in crisis Friday, raising questions about aviation security and further unsettling a Middle East already shaken by the U.S.-Iran war. Passengers who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia during a flight on FlyDubai plane arrive Sept. 30 at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli passenger Asaf Rajuan, right, who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, during a flight on a FlyDubai plane, hugs another passenger from the same flight as they arrive Sept. 30 at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/02/ny-governor-cornell-rape-accuser-failed-police-prosecutor/stories/20261002129 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/02/ny-governor-cornell-rape-accuser-failed-police-prosecutor/stories/20261002129#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:44:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/02/ny-governor-cornell-rape-accuser-failed-police-prosecutor/stories/20261002129 NEW YORK — The woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including campus police and the county prosecutor, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference with New York Attorney General Letitia James on Oct. 2 in New York. New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference with New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Oct. 2 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/ice-officers-conduct-vehicle-stops-complete-certain-training-new-guidance/stories/20261001100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/ice-officers-conduct-vehicle-stops-complete-certain-training-new-guidance/stories/20261001100#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:48:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/ice-officers-conduct-vehicle-stops-complete-certain-training-new-guidance/stories/20261001100 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will only be allowed to conduct vehicle stops if they have completed related training courses and must ensure that vehicles used for stops are equipped with lights and sirens, according to new internal guidance reviewed by CNN. The new guidance doesn’t prohibit ICE vehicle stops but lays out who is allowed to participate — and in what capacity — and how to perform them. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/01/trumpeter-saves-a-life-by-donating-blood-stem-cells/stories/20260930098 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/01/trumpeter-saves-a-life-by-donating-blood-stem-cells/stories/20260930098#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/01/trumpeter-saves-a-life-by-donating-blood-stem-cells/stories/20260930098 It started out as a simple swab of his cheek. Then Luke Boyd got the call. He was a match for someone with a rare cancer who needed his blood stem cells to live. He might be able to save a life.  Mr. Boyd, 19, a sophomore at the University of Toledo who plays trumpet in the Rocket Marching Luke Boyd, a marching band trumpeter, poses for a photo at the University of Toledo in Toledo on Sept. 29. Luke Boyd at the donation center in Boca Raton, Fla. Luke Boyd, a marching band trumpeter, poses for a photo at the University of Toledo in Toledo on Sept. 29. Trumpeter Luke Boyd with other members of the University of Toledo Rocket Marching Band. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/dc-judge-dismisses-case-charging-ex-olympian-vandalizing-reflecting-pool/stories/20261001101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/dc-judge-dismisses-case-charging-ex-olympian-vandalizing-reflecting-pool/stories/20261001101#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:55:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/dc-judge-dismisses-case-charging-ex-olympian-vandalizing-reflecting-pool/stories/20261001101 WASHINGTON — A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump. The Washington Monument is seen in the background of the now drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on July 29 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/renee-good-family-sues-government-immigration-officials-killing-minneapolis/stories/20261001097 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/renee-good-family-sues-government-immigration-officials-killing-minneapolis/stories/20261001097#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:57:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/renee-good-family-sues-government-immigration-officials-killing-minneapolis/stories/20261001097 MINNEAPOLIS — Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis. Flowers and photos are left at a memorial site for Renee Good on Jan. 31 in Minneapolis. Brent and Luke Ganger, brothers of Renee Good, from left, and their parents, Donna and Tim Ganger, are pictured during an interview, while holding up a frame with photographs of Good when she graduated from Old Dominion University, in Denver, on Feb. 27. Brent Ganger, the brother of Renee Good, who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in January, wears a button reading "Be Good" as he speaks during a Congressional spotlight hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 22 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-christa-gail-pike-survives-lethal-injectio/stories/20261001087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-christa-gail-pike-survives-lethal-injectio/stories/20261001087#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:50:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/01/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-christa-gail-pike-survives-lethal-injectio/stories/20261001087 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike remained alive Thursday, her lawyers said Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder in what Tennessee's governor called a “deeply disturbing” procedure. Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted on Sept. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike in 2023. Kathleen Walter prays in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike on Sept. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. May Martinez, left, mother of murder victim Colleen Slemmer, walks out of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution during a stay of the planned execution of Christa Pike on Sept. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. This undated photo provided by May Martinez shows her daughter, Colleen Slemmer, who was murdered in 1995 in Tennessee. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/01/a-indian-airline-captain-hailed-hero-cockpit-attack-flydubai-flight/stories/20261001086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/01/a-indian-airline-captain-hailed-hero-cockpit-attack-flydubai-flight/stories/20261001086#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:40:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/01/a-indian-airline-captain-hailed-hero-cockpit-attack-flydubai-flight/stories/20261001086 JERUSALEM — Investigators worked Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously before others on board landed it in Saudi Arabia. News media personnel stand outside the building where relatives of Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot for Flydubai, previously lived in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 1. News media personnel film in the building where relatives of Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot for Flydubai, previously lived in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/01/religious-offerings-oct-7-anniversary-remembrance-events-set/stories/20261001003 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/01/religious-offerings-oct-7-anniversary-remembrance-events-set/stories/20261001003#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/01/religious-offerings-oct-7-anniversary-remembrance-events-set/stories/20261001003 ■ The Jewish community is commemorating the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel with two events next week. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/transcript-woman-cornell-police-100-confident-raped/stories/20260930110 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/transcript-woman-cornell-police-100-confident-raped/stories/20260930110#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:33:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/transcript-woman-cornell-police-100-confident-raped/stories/20260930110 A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told police weeks after the incident that she could “say with 100 percent confidence I was raped,” according to a report by CBS New York, which said it obtained a transcript of her interview with investigators. The former Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. A Cornell University sign stands in Ithaca, N.Y. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/republicans-tee-up-bill-data-centers-final-votes-midterm-elections/stories/20260930096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/republicans-tee-up-bill-data-centers-final-votes-midterm-elections/stories/20260930096#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:02:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/republicans-tee-up-bill-data-centers-final-votes-midterm-elections/stories/20260930096 WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously. Meta data centers operate Sept. 5 near Social Circle, Ga. A Core Scientific data center is seen Sept. 4 in Dalton, Ga. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/30/a-pilot-on-a-flight-carrying-israelis-stabbed-another-and-apparently-tried-to-crash-netanyahu-says/stories/20260930093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/30/a-pilot-on-a-flight-carrying-israelis-stabbed-another-and-apparently-tried-to-crash-netanyahu-says/stories/20260930093#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:12:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/30/a-pilot-on-a-flight-carrying-israelis-stabbed-another-and-apparently-tried-to-crash-netanyahu-says/stories/20260930093 TEL AVIV, Israel — A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew staged a dramatic intervention to subdue the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Holding balloons people wait for the arrival of passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel Sept. 30. A FlyDubai aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sept. 30. Passengers check in their luggage with FlyDubai at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel Sept. 30. A plane takes off as a flydubai aircraft sits on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sept. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/the-us-military-says-its-withdrawal-of-troops-from-iraq-is-complete/stories/20260930089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/the-us-military-says-its-withdrawal-of-troops-from-iraq-is-complete/stories/20260930089#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:34:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/30/the-us-military-says-its-withdrawal-of-troops-from-iraq-is-complete/stories/20260930089 BAGHDAD — The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. Iraqi security officers flash victory signs as they ride on vehicles decorated with national flags and ribbons during a convoy celebrating the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30. Iraqi police officers stand beside security vehicles decorated with national flags and ribbons during a convoy celebrating the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/29/british-police-no-explosives-questions-remain-arrests-us-base/stories/20260929107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/29/british-police-no-explosives-questions-remain-arrests-us-base/stories/20260929107#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:34:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/29/british-police-no-explosives-questions-remain-arrests-us-base/stories/20260929107 LONDON — A surprise decision by the U.K.’s counterterrorism police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot at a U.S.-operated air force base in England has deepened questions and uncertainty about the incident. Police officers stand at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base, in Fairford, England, on Sept. 29. A B-1 bomber takes off from RAF Fairford in Fairford, England, on Sept. 29. A B-1 bomber prepares to take off as police officers man a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base, in Fairford, England, on Sept. 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/ex-trump-prosecutor-smith-forcefully-defends-investigations/stories/20260929105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/ex-trump-prosecutor-smith-forcefully-defends-investigations/stories/20260929105#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:27:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/ex-trump-prosecutor-smith-forcefully-defends-investigations/stories/20260929105 WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Trump and his investigative tactics, pushing back against repeated Republican efforts to paint him and his team as partisan political operators during a Senate hearing Tuesday that divided along familiar party lines. Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith arrives before he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol, Sept. 29 in Washington. Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is sworn in before he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol, Sept. 29 in Washington. Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, seated left, and attorneys arrive before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol, Sept. 29 in Washington. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) gives his opening remarks before a hearing begins with former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol, Sept. 29 in Washington. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa), gives opening remarks before former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol, Sept. 29 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/homeland-security-20m-taxpayer-funds-pro-trump-ads/stories/20260929103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/homeland-security-20m-taxpayer-funds-pro-trump-ads/stories/20260929103#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:24:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/homeland-security-20m-taxpayer-funds-pro-trump-ads/stories/20260929103 WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of anti-propaganda law. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, right, speaks with Andrew Giuliani before an event to mark the launch of the America.gov website Sept. 29 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/case-goes-to-jury-in-trial-of-former-american-idol-singer-charged-in-wife-s-killing/stories/20260929092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/case-goes-to-jury-in-trial-of-former-american-idol-singer-charged-in-wife-s-killing/stories/20260929092#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:07:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/29/case-goes-to-jury-in-trial-of-former-american-idol-singer-charged-in-wife-s-killing/stories/20260929092 TROY, Ohio — A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on American Idol was convicted of murder Tuesday in the killing of his wife while he was having an affair. Caleb Flynn, left, sits next to Emily Smith, right, one of his attorneys on Sept. 28 in Troy, Ohio. Caleb Flynn listens to court proceedings inside the Miami County Court of Common Pleas on Sept. 28 in Troy, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/28/5-men-arrested-us-air-base-bailed-uk-police-probe-iran/stories/20260928110 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/28/5-men-arrested-us-air-base-bailed-uk-police-probe-iran/stories/20260928110#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:08:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/28/5-men-arrested-us-air-base-bailed-uk-police-probe-iran/stories/20260928110 FAIRFORD, England — Five young British men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, and counterterror detectives said they were investigating “multiple lines of inquiry,” including whether there is a link to Iran. Police guard a road leading to RAF Fairford on Sept. 28 in Fairford, England. Police officers guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, after an incident in Fairford, England, on Sept. 28. Police officers guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, after an incident in Fairford, England, on Sept. 28. United States Air Force B1 bombers are seen at RAF Fairford, a U.S. airbase, after an incident Sept. 27 in Fairford, England. A B1 USAF bomber on the tarmac at RAF Fairford on Sept. 28 in Fairford, England.