http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:01:34 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/14/us-attacks-iran-and-tehran-retaliates-across-the-middle-east-threatening-a-return-to-all-out-war/stories/20260714073 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/14/us-attacks-iran-and-tehran-retaliates-across-the-middle-east-threatening-a-return-to-all-out-war/stories/20260714073#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:29:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/14/us-attacks-iran-and-tehran-retaliates-across-the-middle-east-threatening-a-return-to-all-out-war/stories/20260714073 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking new strikes on nations hosting American forces as an interim deal to end the war further unraveled. Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/14/northwest-ohio-exceeds-1-000-cases-of-cyclosporiasis/stories/20260714106 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/14/northwest-ohio-exceeds-1-000-cases-of-cyclosporiasis/stories/20260714106#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:57:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/14/northwest-ohio-exceeds-1-000-cases-of-cyclosporiasis/stories/20260714106 Lucas County has reported 638 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 1,119 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Cyclospora, the microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, spreads when people consume water or food, especially fresh fruit, contaminated with feces harboring the parasite. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/14/trump-administration-orders-ice-to-suspend-most-vehicle-stops-after-2-deadly-shootings/stories/20260714113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/14/trump-administration-orders-ice-to-suspend-most-vehicle-stops-after-2-deadly-shootings/stories/20260714113#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:27:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/14/trump-administration-orders-ice-to-suspend-most-vehicle-stops-after-2-deadly-shootings/stories/20260714113 BIDDEFORD, Maine — Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday. A man yells at a woman working security near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero July 14. Protesters gather near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, July 14. Protesters gather near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero July 14. Dr. Nirav Shah, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, attends a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero July 14. Attendees stand during a vigil after a man was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 13, in Biddeford, Maine. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/14/house-passes-bill-to-ditch-the-switch-and-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent/stories/20260714112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/14/house-passes-bill-to-ditch-the-switch-and-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent/stories/20260714112#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:25:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/14/house-passes-bill-to-ditch-the-switch-and-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent/stories/20260714112 WASHINGTON — There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The Capitol is seen in Washington June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/13/darline-graham-nordone-sister-of-lindsey-graham-chosen-to-fulfill-senate-term/stories/20260713101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/13/darline-graham-nordone-sister-of-lindsey-graham-chosen-to-fulfill-senate-term/stories/20260713101#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:28:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/13/darline-graham-nordone-sister-of-lindsey-graham-chosen-to-fulfill-senate-term/stories/20260713101 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator Darline Graham Nordone, center, appears with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, after being appointed of to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse July 13 in Columbia, S.C. Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator Darline Graham Nordone, with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, and Sen. Time Scott (R., S.C.), left, speaks to members of the media after being appointed of to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse July 13 in Columbia, S.C. Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), accompanied by his sister Darline, left, speaks at the GOP headquarters in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 1, 2015, where he filed for the South Carolina Presidential Primary. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks to media to announce the appointment of Darline Graham Nordone to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse July 13 in Columbia, S.C. Vice President Joe Biden, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), left, as Graham's sister Darline Graham looks on during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/13/michigan-says-cyclospora-outbreak-may-be-linked-to-lettuce-and-salad-greens/stories/20260713095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/13/michigan-says-cyclospora-outbreak-may-be-linked-to-lettuce-and-salad-greens/stories/20260713095#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:06:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/13/michigan-says-cyclospora-outbreak-may-be-linked-to-lettuce-and-salad-greens/stories/20260713095 LANSING — An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio, and the ongoing investigation suggests lettuce or salad greens may be the source. More than 3,000 people in Michigan and Ohio have gotten severe diarrhea, bloating and cramping caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/13/trump-says-us-will-blockade-iran-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-will-charge-ships-for-safe-passage/stories/20260713074 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/13/trump-says-us-will-blockade-iran-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-will-charge-ships-for-safe-passage/stories/20260713074#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:41:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/13/trump-says-us-will-blockade-iran-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-will-charge-ships-for-safe-passage/stories/20260713074 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the war. Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP) A woman stands at the water's edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background following an explosion, off Bandar Abbas, IJuly 13. People swim and spend time along the shore of the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/13/new-zealand-actor-sam-neill-known-for-jurassic-park-and-the-piano-dies-at-78-his-family-says/stories/20260713060 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/13/new-zealand-actor-sam-neill-known-for-jurassic-park-and-the-piano-dies-at-78-his-family-says/stories/20260713060#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:31:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/13/new-zealand-actor-sam-neill-known-for-jurassic-park-and-the-piano-dies-at-78-his-family-says/stories/20260713060 WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78. Sam Neill arrives at the premiere of "Apples Never Fall" on March 12, 2024, in Los Angeles Actor Sam Neill poses at the premiere of "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22, 2016, in Park City, Utah. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/12/mcconnell-says-fall-led-to-hospitalization-breaking-weeks-of-silence/stories/20260712122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/12/mcconnell-says-fall-led-to-hospitalization-breaking-weeks-of-silence/stories/20260712122#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:00:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/12/mcconnell-says-fall-led-to-hospitalization-breaking-weeks-of-silence/stories/20260712122 WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), speaks at an event Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/12/sen-lindsey-graham-close-trump-ally-dies-illness/stories/20260712099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/12/sen-lindsey-graham-close-trump-ally-dies-illness/stories/20260712099#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/12/sen-lindsey-graham-close-trump-ally-dies-illness/stories/20260712099 WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness." He was 71. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), gestures as he speaks to the media in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2024. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), left, gestures as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One on Jan. 4 as they were returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) are in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, on July 10. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks as Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) listen, at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/12/us-attacks-iran-ship-hit-strait-hormuz-tehran-responds-arab-states/stories/20260712100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/12/us-attacks-iran-ship-hit-strait-hormuz-tehran-responds-arab-states/stories/20260712100#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:09:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/12/us-attacks-iran-ship-hit-strait-hormuz-tehran-responds-arab-states/stories/20260712100 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan. A pro-government demonstrator waves an Iranian flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, on July 11. Pro-government demonstrators wave Iranian and religious flags in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, on July 11. A pro-government demonstrator wears an Iranian flag as she holds a religious flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, on July 11. A man holds a poster of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a gathering commemorating him at a square in Tehran, Iran, on July 11. A pro-government demonstrator wears an Iranian flag as she waves a religious flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, on July 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/12/utoledo-study-suggests-intestinal-inflammation-can-be-alleviated-by-stress/stories/20260704005 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/12/utoledo-study-suggests-intestinal-inflammation-can-be-alleviated-by-stress/stories/20260704005#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/12/utoledo-study-suggests-intestinal-inflammation-can-be-alleviated-by-stress/stories/20260704005 Low-grade stress increases resilience and the chance of survival. That phenomenon can give hope to an overworked PhD student, said University of Toledo professor Matam Vijay-Kumar, and was also shown by his team of researchers to apply to the cells that line the digestive tract. “If some Professor Matam Vijay-Kumar speaks about his recently published research on enterobactin and gut bacteria on June 25 in his office at the University of Toledo's health science campus. Professor Matam Vijay-Kumar speaks about his recently published research on enterobactin and gut bacteria on June 25 the University of Toledo's health science campus. Professor Matam Vijay-Kumar speaks about his recently published research on enterobactin and gut bacteria on June 25 the University of Toledo's health science campus. Professor Matam Vijay-Kumar speaks about his recently published research on enterobactin and gut bacteria on June 25 the University of Toledo's health science campus. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/12/cyclospora-s-history-shows-it-s-complicated-to-trace/stories/20260706075 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/12/cyclospora-s-history-shows-it-s-complicated-to-trace/stories/20260706075#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/07/12/cyclospora-s-history-shows-it-s-complicated-to-trace/stories/20260706075 In 1996, an unusual intestinal illness swept across the country. It was the first major outbreak of cyclospora, a foodborne and waterborne parasite that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting. As the number of infected people rose to 1,500 across 20 states, scientists rushed to discover the origins Brandon Palinski, director of innovation, quality, and informatics at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, speaks in an interview about the cyclospora parasite at the health department in Toledo on July 6. Brandon Palinski, director of innovation, quality, and informatics at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, shows a photo of the cyclospora parasite at the health department in Toledo on July 6. Brandon Palinski, director of innovation, quality, and informatics at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, speaks in an interview about the cyclospora parasite at the health department in Toledo oon July 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/11/trump-administration-subpoenas-journalists-security-concerns-air-force-one/stories/20260711107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/11/trump-administration-subpoenas-journalists-security-concerns-air-force-one/stories/20260711107#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:50:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/11/trump-administration-subpoenas-journalists-security-concerns-air-force-one/stories/20260711107 Four New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns surrounding a Qatari-gifted jet serving as the new Air Force One have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department, the news outlet reported early Saturday. Subpoenas suggest that the Trump administration is trying to find out who leaked to the Times before the news organization reported this past Wednesday that President Donald Trump left Turkey this week on the old Air Force One over security concerns from the Secret Service. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/11/china-evacuates1-million-typhoon-bavi/stories/20260711106 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/11/china-evacuates1-million-typhoon-bavi/stories/20260711106#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:33:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/11/china-evacuates1-million-typhoon-bavi/stories/20260711106 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese authorities evacuated more than one million people on Saturday and issued high alerts as eastern China braced for Typhoon Bavi, which has brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a security person cordons off the coastal area ahead of Typhoon Bavi's expected arrival in Shitang Town of Wenling City, eastern China's Zhejiang Province, on July 10. People struggle with umbrella in a rain caused by Typhoon Bavi in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 11. People make their way in a rain caused by Typhoon Bavi in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/10/detainees-tell-their-lawyer-ice-officer-shot-houston-driver-passenger-window/stories/20260710092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/10/detainees-tell-their-lawyer-ice-officer-shot-houston-driver-passenger-window/stories/20260710092#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:24:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/10/detainees-tell-their-lawyer-ice-officer-shot-houston-driver-passenger-window/stories/20260710092 HOUSTON — Three men inside a van who witnessed the fatal shooting of the driver by an immigration officer in Houston said the Mexican man was shot through a passenger window and that the officer was never threatened, a lawyer who has spoken with them said Friday. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia speaks during a press briefing regarding her conversation with Acting ICE Director David Venturella outside her office in Houston on July 10. Congressman Al Green reads a version of a letter he wrote during a news briefing outside the office of Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia in Houston on July 10. A photograph of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is passed to the front during a news conference July 8 in Houston. Candles are lit during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national fatally shot by a federal immigration agent a day prior, July 8 in Houston. Neighbors cheer as marchers walk past during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national fatally shot by a federal immigration agent a day prior, July 8 in Houston. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/10/unclaimed-airstrikes-target-iran-after-us-attacks-raising-questions-of-who-launched-them/stories/20260710076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/10/unclaimed-airstrikes-target-iran-after-us-attacks-raising-questions-of-who-launched-them/stories/20260710076#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:01:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/10/unclaimed-airstrikes-target-iran-after-us-attacks-raising-questions-of-who-launched-them/stories/20260710076 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — No one claimed responsibility Friday for airstrikes that hit Iran after the United States said it finished its attacks, leaving questions about who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic. A man waves an Iranian flag during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran on July 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/10/as-the-country-turns-250-retired-judges-hit-the-road-to-defend-judicial-independence/stories/20260710078 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/10/as-the-country-turns-250-retired-judges-hit-the-road-to-defend-judicial-independence/stories/20260710078#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:22:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/10/as-the-country-turns-250-retired-judges-hit-the-road-to-defend-judicial-independence/stories/20260710078 On Friday, a group of retired judges will step off a tour bus in a ritzy Michigan suburb after three days of barnstorming through corn fields, cities and coal towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. They carry with them a message. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/09/israel-shared-intelligence-iranian-plot-assassinate-trump-sources-say/stories/20260709119 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/09/israel-shared-intelligence-iranian-plot-assassinate-trump-sources-say/stories/20260709119#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:10:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/09/israel-shared-intelligence-iranian-plot-assassinate-trump-sources-say/stories/20260709119 Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a cease-fire deal between the countries comes under strain. Trump said he’d recently learned of a new list that ranked him as Iran’s top assassination target. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/trump-plan-triumphal-arch-wins-early-approval-key-federal-agency/stories/20260709114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/trump-plan-triumphal-arch-wins-early-approval-key-federal-agency/stories/20260709114#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:07:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/trump-plan-triumphal-arch-wins-early-approval-key-federal-agency/stories/20260709114 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation's capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should be applied to this project. Visitors walk at the Great American State Fair with the triumphal arch model and the U.S. Capitol, in the background, on July 8 in Washington. A model of the proposed triumphal arch, and the ferris wheel are seen at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on July 7 in Washington. Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary, the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Lincoln Memorial are seen from the Washington Monument on July 9 in Washington.