http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:01:52 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/20/ghana-conference-urges-slave-trade-nations-apologies-reparations/stories/20260620080 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/20/ghana-conference-urges-slave-trade-nations-apologies-reparations/stories/20260620080#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:16:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/20/ghana-conference-urges-slave-trade-nations-apologies-reparations/stories/20260620080 ACCRA, Ghana — African and Caribbean leaders in Ghana on Friday urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations over the trafficking of enslaved Africans after a landmark U.N. resolution in March declaring it “the gravest crime against humanity.” President John Dramani Mahama lays a wreath in a ceremony to honor victims of the transatlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle during a Juneteenth commemoration ceremony in Accra, Ghana, on June 19. Dr. Julius Garvey, son of Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, lays a wreath in a ceremony to honor victims of the transatlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle during a Juneteenth commemoration ceremony in Accra, Ghana, in Accra, Ghana, on June 19. Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area and President of the National House of Chiefs, lays a wreath in a ceremony to honor victims of the transatlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle during a Juneteenth commemoration ceremony in Accra, Ghana, on June 19. President John Dramani Mahama, center, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, right, and other dignitaries attend a wreath-laying ceremony to honor victims of the transatlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle during a Juneteenth commemoration ceremony in Accra, Ghana, in Accra, Ghana, on June 19. President John Dramani Mahama lays a wreath in a ceremony to honor victims of the transatlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle during a Juneteenth commemoration ceremony in Accra, Ghana, on June 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/20/lois-kennedy-herzog-1931-2026-toledo-businesswoman/stories/20260618098 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/20/lois-kennedy-herzog-1931-2026-toledo-businesswoman/stories/20260618098#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/20/lois-kennedy-herzog-1931-2026-toledo-businesswoman/stories/20260618098 Lois Kennedy Herzog, a Toledo businesswoman well known for her strong work ethic, tenacity, and ambitious spirit, died June 8 at the Lakes of Sylvania assisted living facility. She was 94. Lois Kennedy Herzog Lois Kennedy Herzog, 1931-2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/20/heat-expected-grand-canyon-3-hikers-die/stories/20260620086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/20/heat-expected-grand-canyon-3-hikers-die/stories/20260620086#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:45:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/20/heat-expected-grand-canyon-3-hikers-die/stories/20260620086 GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme heat that will plague the popular destination early next week after a recent increase in heat-related incidents in the inner canyon, including the deaths of three hikers. The Kaibab Trail runs right to left at center at Grand Canyon National Park in 2001. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/19/israel-hezbollah-agree-halt-fighting-talks-between-us-iran/stories/20260619114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/19/israel-hezbollah-agree-halt-fighting-talks-between-us-iran/stories/20260619114#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:32:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/19/israel-hezbollah-agree-halt-fighting-talks-between-us-iran/stories/20260619114 JERUSALEM — Israel and the Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to stop attacking each other, officials said, after talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off because of intense fighting in southern Lebanon that deepened doubts about the initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Smoke rises to the sky in an area near Beaufort Castle following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 19. Smoke rises to the sky in an area near Beaufort Castle following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 19. Smokes rise to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/19/dhs-scraps-plans-georgia-warehouse-detention-mega-center/stories/20260619101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/19/dhs-scraps-plans-georgia-warehouse-detention-mega-center/stories/20260619101#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:38:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/19/dhs-scraps-plans-georgia-warehouse-detention-mega-center/stories/20260619101 The Trump administration is backing away from its plans to convert a warehouse in a small Georgia city into a “mega center” holding thousands of immigration detainees, just four months after first confirming it had purchased the building. A satellite image provided by Planet Labs shows the large white tents and steel fencing at Camp East Montana, an immigrant detention center built by the Trump administration at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base outside El Paso, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/19/ukrainian-drones-set-moscow-refinery-ablaze-attack-russian-capital/stories/20260619090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/19/ukrainian-drones-set-moscow-refinery-ablaze-attack-russian-capital/stories/20260619090#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:58:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/19/ukrainian-drones-set-moscow-refinery-ablaze-attack-russian-capital/stories/20260619090 Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery Thursday for a second time in a week, sending huge plumes of black smoke over the capital and disrupting hundreds of flights at its airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion over four years ago, officials said. This photo provided by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows smoke rising from a damaged building after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on June 18. This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows the damage in a country side after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on June 18. This photo provided by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows firefighters extinguish a burning car after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on June 18. From left, European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk to journalists as they arrive for the EU summit in Brussels on June 18. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, on June 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/18/supreme-court-texas-man-marijuana-gun-ownership/stories/20260618108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/18/supreme-court-texas-man-marijuana-gun-ownership/stories/20260618108#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:41:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/18/supreme-court-texas-man-marijuana-gun-ownership/stories/20260618108 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. Marijuana clones are shown for sale at Tropicanna Dispensary and Weed Delivery in Santa Ana, Calif., on April 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/18/us-and-iran-sign-initial-deal-to-end-war-ease-sanctions-and-open-strait-as-nuclear-talks-continue/stories/20260618084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/18/us-and-iran-sign-initial-deal-to-end-war-ease-sanctions-and-open-strait-as-nuclear-talks-continue/stories/20260618084#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:50:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/18/us-and-iran-sign-initial-deal-to-end-war-ease-sanctions-and-open-strait-as-nuclear-talks-continue/stories/20260618084 WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect. 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, June 17. A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 17. People who returned to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, use an excavator as they search for dead bodies under the wreckage of a destroyed house in the southern village of Touline, Lebanon, June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/18/john-t-rogers-1926-2026-banker-veteran-also-gave-back-to-the-community/stories/20260611079 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/18/john-t-rogers-1926-2026-banker-veteran-also-gave-back-to-the-community/stories/20260611079#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:04:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/18/john-t-rogers-1926-2026-banker-veteran-also-gave-back-to-the-community/stories/20260611079 John T. “Jack” Rogers, a longtime banker and World War II veteran who spent decades strengthening Toledo’s hospitals, nonprofits, and small businesses, died Monday at the Lakes of Sylvania. He was 99. Jack Rogers, 88, with grandson Mike and son Bruce during a family vacation in Florida, 2015. John T. "Jack" Rogers, 2018 Jack Rogers at Devils Lake in Michigan, on his Lightning sailboat, circa 1958-1960. Jack Rogers, 90, and granddaughter Ashley at the National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C., 2017. The Toledo native made the Honor Flight Ohio journey seven decades after enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Forces Jack and Phyllis Rogers on their wedding day, Oct. 7, 1950 Jack Rogers, private, aviation cadet candidate, Army Air Forces, in 1944 at age 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/18/religious-offerings-multifaith-council-presents-annual-peace-lecture/stories/20260618002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/18/religious-offerings-multifaith-council-presents-annual-peace-lecture/stories/20260618002#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:58:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/18/religious-offerings-multifaith-council-presents-annual-peace-lecture/stories/20260618002 ■ The MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio presents on Monday its annual Woody Trautman Lecture, Peace: Memory, Truth, and the Work of Community. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/us-interested-polish-offer-permanent-us-military-base/stories/20260617132 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/us-interested-polish-offer-permanent-us-military-base/stories/20260617132#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:40:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/us-interested-polish-offer-permanent-us-military-base/stories/20260617132 WARSAW, Poland — A senior Polish defense official said Wednesday that the United States has expressed interest in potentially establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. Gen. Wieslaw Kukula, the Polish armed forces chief of staff, right, and Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk, left, discuss strengthening security of Poland's border in 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/severe-thunderstorm-outbreak-target-midwest-intense-tornadoes-possible/stories/20260617124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/severe-thunderstorm-outbreak-target-midwest-intense-tornadoes-possible/stories/20260617124#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:23:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/severe-thunderstorm-outbreak-target-midwest-intense-tornadoes-possible/stories/20260617124 An unusually strong storm for June is off to the races in the Midwest as a likely severe thunderstorm outbreak gets underway, with the potential for intense, long-lived tornadoes, large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts. Individual storms expected to merge into cohesive lines from eastern Kansas first and eventually expand to western Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/senior-u-s-officials-dictate-memorandum-iran-journalists/stories/20260617113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/senior-u-s-officials-dictate-memorandum-iran-journalists/stories/20260617113#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:06:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/senior-u-s-officials-dictate-memorandum-iran-journalists/stories/20260617113 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Senior U.S. officials dictated the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists Wednesday after days of secrecy, and Iran suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian. A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon June 16. A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 15. People walk along Tajrish square in northern Tehran June 15. Rescue workers inspect a damaged ambulance belonging to Hezbollah's health unit that was hit in a previous Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Souaneh, Lebanon June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/rex-heuermann-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-york-s-gilgo-beach-serial/stories/20260617104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/rex-heuermann-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-york-s-gilgo-beach-serial/stories/20260617104#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:44:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/rex-heuermann-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-york-s-gilgo-beach-serial/stories/20260617104 RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison. He told them: “I am responsible” for the crimes. Rex Heuermann appears in Judge Timothy Mazzei's courtroom at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., for a status conference, Feb. 25, 2025. Members of a sex-workers rights group, hug each other while waiting in line to enter the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex ahead of a court sentencing for convicted murderer, Rex Heuermann June 17 in Suffolk County, New York. Natile Dilea, a member of a sex-workers rights group, stands in line to enter the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex ahead of a court sentencing for convicted murderer, Rex Heuermann June 17 in Suffolk County, New York. Defense Attorney for convicted murderer Rex Heuermann, Michael J. Brown, arrives to the the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex ahead Heuermann's court sentencing June 17n Suffolk County, New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/16/fbi-disrupts-planned-attack-white-house-ufc-cage-fighting-show/stories/20260616107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/16/fbi-disrupts-planned-attack-white-house-ufc-cage-fighting-show/stories/20260616107#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:03:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/16/fbi-disrupts-planned-attack-white-house-ufc-cage-fighting-show/stories/20260616107 WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. Security at the White House looks through a pair of binoculars during the UFC Fan Fest on the White House Ellipse ahead of Sunday's fight on the South Lawn on June 13 in Washington. Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14. FBI director Kash Patel watches with Alexis Wilkins at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/g7-allies-scramble-to-put-ukraine-back-atop-trump-s-agenda-as-war-drags-on/stories/20260616094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/g7-allies-scramble-to-put-ukraine-back-atop-trump-s-agenda-as-war-drags-on/stories/20260616094#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:03:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/g7-allies-scramble-to-put-ukraine-back-atop-trump-s-agenda-as-war-drags-on/stories/20260616094 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Trump and fellow leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies moved Tuesday to put the war in Ukraine back on top of their agenda, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. From left, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France on June 16. U.S. President Donald Trump, right, holds up a jersey with the number 47 on it as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz look on during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France June 16, https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon/stories/20260616095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon/stories/20260616095#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:01:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon/stories/20260616095 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war. A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/15/8-people-presumed-dead-b-52-bomber-crashes-us-air-force-base-california/stories/20260615086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/15/8-people-presumed-dead-b-52-bomber-crashes-us-air-force-base-california/stories/20260615086#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:32:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/15/8-people-presumed-dead-b-52-bomber-crashes-us-air-force-base-california/stories/20260615086 LOS ANGELES — Eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert are believed to be dead, according to the Air Force. This image taken from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash on June 15 near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/trump-g7-summit-looking-deal-iran-war/stories/20260615082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/trump-g7-summit-looking-deal-iran-war/stories/20260615082#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:33:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/trump-g7-summit-looking-deal-iran-war/stories/20260615082 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — President Trump started his visit to the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Monday by declaring his agreement aimed at ending the U.S. war with Iran is a potential breakthrough for global security and a chance for the U.S. to finally turn the page in its relationship with longtime adversary Iran. President Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit June 15 in Evian-les-Bains, France. President Donald Trump arrives for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 15. President Trump arrives for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 15. President Trump disembarks Air Force One at Geneva Airport, ahead of the G7 Summit in France, on June 15 in Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/russian-barrage-ukraine-kills-11-damages-cathedral/stories/20260615083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/russian-barrage-ukraine-kills-11-damages-cathedral/stories/20260615083#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:32:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/russian-barrage-ukraine-kills-11-damages-cathedral/stories/20260615083 KYIV, Ukraine — A cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks in Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set ablaze early Monday as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s biggest cities, killing 11 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. Accompanied by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, center left, President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, inspects the damage caused by a Russian drone strike at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city marketplace following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. A missile fragment lies on the street following Russia's air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. An explosion of a Russian drone is seen on the horizon in front of the Ukrainian Motherland Monument during an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15.