http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:10:37 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/29/religious-offerings-faith-lutheran-church-to-celebrate-100-years/stories/20261029001 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/29/religious-offerings-faith-lutheran-church-to-celebrate-100-years/stories/20261029001#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/29/religious-offerings-faith-lutheran-church-to-celebrate-100-years/stories/20261029001 ■ Faith Lutheran Church will celebrate 100 years of serving the South Toledo community with a special service on Sunday. Faith Lutheran Church celebrates its 100th anniversary on Sunday. The sanctuary of Faith Lutheran Church in South Toledo. People build the Faith Lutheran Church building. A plot of land would become home to South Toledo's Faith Lutheran Church congregation. A pastor greets families at Faith Lutheran Church. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/28/israelis-await-final-election-results-as-netanyahu-remains-far-from-defeated/stories/20261028087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/28/israelis-await-final-election-results-as-netanyahu-remains-far-from-defeated/stories/20261028087#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:00:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/28/israelis-await-final-election-results-as-netanyahu-remains-far-from-defeated/stories/20261028087 JERUSALEM — Anxious Israelis watched election results take shape Wednesday after the highest turnout in over a quarter-century, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to his supporters at Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem after the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election, Oct. 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/28/smoke-la-fires-exposed-millions-people-high-levels-toxic-heavy-metals/stories/20261028115 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/28/smoke-la-fires-exposed-millions-people-high-levels-toxic-heavy-metals/stories/20261028115#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:33:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/28/smoke-la-fires-exposed-millions-people-high-levels-toxic-heavy-metals/stories/20261028115 LOS ANGELES  — At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed in a 24-hour period to toxic lead levels from smoke that were 80 times higher than the typical background level, according to a new study. A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire in 2025 in Altadena, Calif. The Eaton Fire burns a vehicle in 2025 in Altadena, Calif. Fire crews battle the Eaton Fire as it impacts a structure the Eaton Fire in 2025 A man walks through rubble damaged by the Eaton Fire in 2025 An emergency vehicle drives through a neighborhood burned by the Eaton Fire in 2025, in Altadena, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/28/defeated-presidential-candidate-flavio-bolsonaro-lands-miami-brazil/stories/20261028119 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/28/defeated-presidential-candidate-flavio-bolsonaro-lands-miami-brazil/stories/20261028119#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:50:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/28/defeated-presidential-candidate-flavio-bolsonaro-lands-miami-brazil/stories/20261028119 MIAMI — Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and fled the country. Flávio Bolsonaro arrives at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on Oct. 28 in Opa-locka, Fla. Flávio Bolsonaro arrives at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on Oct. 28 in Opa-locka, Fla. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-influential-labor-leader-feminist-and-civil-rights-icon-dies/stories/20261028096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-influential-labor-leader-feminist-and-civil-rights-icon-dies/stories/20261028096#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:15:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-influential-labor-leader-feminist-and-civil-rights-icon-dies/stories/20261028096 Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Dolores Huerta, the labor leader, civil rights activist and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, is seen at the California Democratic Party's 2025 State Convention at the United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta, center, leads a rally in San Francisco's Mission District on Nov. 19, 1988, along with Howard Wallace, president of the San Francisco chapter of the UFW, left, and Maria Elena Chavez, 16, the daughter of Cesar Chavez, right, as part of a national boycott of what the UFW claims is the dangerous use of pesticides on table grapes. United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta looks at a mural of the late Cesar Chavez during a dedication of the Cesar Chavez Monument on the San Jose State University campus in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 4, 2008. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/27/william-block-jr-1944-2026-obituary/stories/20261027097 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/27/william-block-jr-1944-2026-obituary/stories/20261027097#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:52:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/27/william-block-jr-1944-2026-obituary/stories/20261027097 William Block, Jr., a longtime newspaper executive and leader who was active with community groups and funded many causes, died Tuesday in Gainesville, Fla. He was 82. Family members said he died of natural causes. In Toledo, Mr. Block initially served as assistant to the president of The Blade William Block, Jr. William Block, Jr. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/27/free-lecture-will-discuss-sharing-the-gospel-with-immigrants/stories/20261027073 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/27/free-lecture-will-discuss-sharing-the-gospel-with-immigrants/stories/20261027073#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:28:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/27/free-lecture-will-discuss-sharing-the-gospel-with-immigrants/stories/20261027073 The Iona Study Center hosts a lecture on the Gospel and the Foreigner Friday evening. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/27/6-citizens-sue-trump-saying-media-ban-deprives-them-of-news-as-audience-stakeholders-1/stories/20261027088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/27/6-citizens-sue-trump-saying-media-ban-deprives-them-of-news-as-audience-stakeholders-1/stories/20261027088#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:03:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/27/6-citizens-sue-trump-saying-media-ban-deprives-them-of-news-as-audience-stakeholders-1/stories/20261027088 In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs. Columbia College Chicago student Kailey Ryan reads a newspaper in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/26/judge-trump-doj-illegally-fired-ex-fbi-director-s-daughter-maurene-comey-as-a-federal-prosecutor/stories/20261026094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/26/judge-trump-doj-illegally-fired-ex-fbi-director-s-daughter-maurene-comey-as-a-federal-prosecutor/stories/20261026094#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:17:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/26/judge-trump-doj-illegally-fired-ex-fbi-director-s-daughter-maurene-comey-as-a-federal-prosecutor/stories/20261026094 NEW YORK — The Trump administration last year illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, a federal judge ruled Monday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is outside court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, June 3, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/25/trump-escalates-rhetoric-el-sayed-michigan/stories/20261025125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/25/trump-escalates-rhetoric-el-sayed-michigan/stories/20261025125#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:35:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/25/trump-escalates-rhetoric-el-sayed-michigan/stories/20261025125 PORT HURON, Mich. — President Donald Trump escalated his attacks against Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday with rhetoric that questioned the Muslim candidate’s loyalties to the U.S. and repeatedly tried to tie him to extremism, claims the Democrat has repeatedly denied and denounced. This combination photo of images taken in Detroit shows Senate nominees Republican Mike Rogers, Aug. 20, left, and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, Aug. 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/24/obama-is-set-to-campaign-with-democrats-in-ohio-and-michigan-as-he-ramps-up-midterm-efforts/stories/20261024071 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/24/obama-is-set-to-campaign-with-democrats-in-ohio-and-michigan-as-he-ramps-up-midterm-efforts/stories/20261024071#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:51:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/24/obama-is-set-to-campaign-with-democrats-in-ohio-and-michigan-as-he-ramps-up-midterm-efforts/stories/20261024071 Former President Barack Obama on Saturday seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the nation's ugliest midterm fights as he worked to rally Democratic voters in battleground Ohio. Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in 2024 in Clarkston, Ga. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a campaign rally at a coffee shop, Aug. 3, in Detroit. Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Mike Rogers, right, responds to Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed, during a televised debate at WOOD-TV, on Oct. 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, attends a campaign rally before Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Sharonville Convention Center, Oct. 21 in Sharonville, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/24-year-old-coast-guard-swimmer-fought-waves-darkness-rescue-16-people/stories/20261024050 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/24-year-old-coast-guard-swimmer-fought-waves-darkness-rescue-16-people/stories/20261024050#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:04:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/24-year-old-coast-guard-swimmer-fought-waves-darkness-rescue-16-people/stories/20261024050 LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican coast. This photo made with a smartphone shows U.S. Coast Guard officer Josh Law, left, and lieutenant Miyako Miller standing in front of a rescue helicopter at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Ventura, Calif., on Oct. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/louvre-museums-closing-protests-french-authorities-deploy-officers/stories/20261023102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/louvre-museums-closing-protests-french-authorities-deploy-officers/stories/20261023102#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:41:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/louvre-museums-closing-protests-french-authorities-deploy-officers/stories/20261023102 PARIS — Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday while the Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed as authorities seek to prevent renewed violence during planned protests. Workers board up a storefront on the eve of a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris on Oct. 23. A woman walks past a building with graffiti that reads "The ultra-rich against everyone" and "No justice, no peace. RIP El Hacen" after the weekend protests over the cost of living turned into rioting and looting across France, in Paris, on Oct. 21. Paris' Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair is pictured on Oct. 23 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. People walk past the Paris' Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair on Oct. 23 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. People enter the Paris' Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair on Oct. 23 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/trump-justice-department-lawsuit-alaska-us-senate-race/stories/20261023103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/trump-justice-department-lawsuit-alaska-us-senate-race/stories/20261023103#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:36:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/trump-justice-department-lawsuit-alaska-us-senate-race/stories/20261023103 President Donald Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the government and states over certifying an election where the president's party is struggling. President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks at a campaign rally at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center on Oct. 13 in Wasilla, Alaska. President Donald Trump greets Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, at a campaign rally at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center on Oct. 13 in Wasilla, Alaska. Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party on Aug. 18 in Anchorage, Alaska. President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One on Oct. 23, at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/israeli-military-2-soldiers-killed-west-bank-attack/stories/20261023104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/israeli-military-2-soldiers-killed-west-bank-attack/stories/20261023104#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:32:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/israeli-military-2-soldiers-killed-west-bank-attack/stories/20261023104 JERUSALEM  — Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank that also left two suspected gunmen dead Friday morning, the military said. The violence is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of next week's parliamentary election. A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads "The race is tight," on Oct. 23 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli soldiers and emergency personnel gather near ambulances following a shooting attack near Yehuda Junction, near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 23. Israeli soldiers gather at the scene of a shooting attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 23. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media at the scene of a shooting attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 23. Israeli armored vehicles are seen parked outside a Palestinian building in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Oct. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/prince-harry-s-wife-meghan-deeply-distressed-by-allegations-her-father-had-indecent-images/stories/20261023087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/prince-harry-s-wife-meghan-deeply-distressed-by-allegations-her-father-had-indecent-images/stories/20261023087#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:24:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/23/prince-harry-s-wife-meghan-deeply-distressed-by-allegations-her-father-had-indecent-images/stories/20261023087 LONDON — Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, said Friday she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her father’s former home. She also revealed that a letter containing “troubling allegations” about him had been sent to London police in 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit Epic Partners in Nottingham, England on Oct. 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/22/judge-orders-trump-deposition-defamation-lawsuit-bbc/stories/20261022101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/22/judge-orders-trump-deposition-defamation-lawsuit-bbc/stories/20261022101#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:11:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/22/judge-orders-trump-deposition-defamation-lawsuit-bbc/stories/20261022101 MIAMI — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One on Oct. 21 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. President Donald Trump listens as Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., speaks at a campaign rally at Dalton Municipal Airport on Oct. 16 in Dalton, Ga. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/22/religious-offerings-sylvania-franciscans-plan-inaugural-sustainability-summit/stories/20261022002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/22/religious-offerings-sylvania-franciscans-plan-inaugural-sustainability-summit/stories/20261022002#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:24:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/10/22/religious-offerings-sylvania-franciscans-plan-inaugural-sustainability-summit/stories/20261022002 ■ The Sisters of St. Francis in Sylvania are hosting their first Sustainability Summit on Nov. 7. Franciscan Center. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/21/hospitals-stay-alert-for-asthma-copd-flareups-after-chemical-leak/stories/20261021108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/21/hospitals-stay-alert-for-asthma-copd-flareups-after-chemical-leak/stories/20261021108#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:33:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/10/21/hospitals-stay-alert-for-asthma-copd-flareups-after-chemical-leak/stories/20261021108 About 30 patients have come through ProMedica hospitals with issues possibly related to a North Toledo hazardous materials incident. Ashley Black, a pulmonologist in the ProMedica system. Khaleel Qussous, a pediatric pulmonologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Toledo. Fadi Safi, a pulmonologist with UToledo Health. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/21/michael-mike-joseph-sofo-sofo-foods/stories/20261021014 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/21/michael-mike-joseph-sofo-sofo-foods/stories/20261021014#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:47:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/10/21/michael-mike-joseph-sofo-sofo-foods/stories/20261021014 Michael Joseph Sofo, a longtime CEO and co-owner of Sofo Foods, died Oct. 14 at his Maumee home. He was 67. Michael Joseph Sofo