http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:12:21 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/09/12/dr-sharon-erel-founding-medical-director-hospice-northwest-ohio-trailblazer/stories/20260909137 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/09/12/dr-sharon-erel-founding-medical-director-hospice-northwest-ohio-trailblazer/stories/20260909137#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:30:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/09/12/dr-sharon-erel-founding-medical-director-hospice-northwest-ohio-trailblazer/stories/20260909137 Dr. Sharon Erel, the founding medical director of Hospice of Northwest Ohio, who had beaten the odds to become one of the area’s first palliative care physicians, died Sept. 6 at her Toledo home. She was 91. Dr. Sharon Erel Dr. Sharon Erel, 1935-2026 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/trump-commemorate-25th-anniversary-9-11-attacks-pentagon/stories/20260911083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/trump-commemorate-25th-anniversary-9-11-attacks-pentagon/stories/20260911083#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:36:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/trump-commemorate-25th-anniversary-9-11-attacks-pentagon/stories/20260911083 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump observed Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations, upending American foreign policy and national security. Service members unfurl a flag on the 25th anniversary over the portion of the Pentagon's west side that was struck by an airliner hijacked by terrorists on Sept. 11 in Arlington, Va. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, and other officials, watch as the flag is unfurled at the Pentagon on Sept. 11 in Arlington, Va. Service members unfurl a flag on the 25th anniversary over the portion of the Pentagon's west side that was struck by an airliner hijacked by terrorist Sept. 11 in Arlington, Va. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he boards Air Force One at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Sept. 10 in Dallas. A helicopter flies over the Pentagon as smoke billows over the building in Washington on Sept. 11, 2001. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/us-marks-25-years-sept-11-attacks/stories/20260911087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/us-marks-25-years-sept-11-attacks/stories/20260911087#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:19:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/us-marks-25-years-sept-11-attacks/stories/20260911087 NEW YORK — Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. A law enforcement officer stands during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, passes former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ahead of a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. People join their hands as they pray for Father Mychal Judge during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. People listen to the U.S. national anthem at the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, on Sept. 11 in New York. Members of New York Police Department carry a US flag ahead of memorial observances on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, at the site of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/federal-court-rejects-trump-order-michigan-coal-plant-open/stories/20260911131 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/federal-court-rejects-trump-order-michigan-coal-plant-open/stories/20260911131#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:17:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/federal-court-rejects-trump-order-michigan-coal-plant-open/stories/20260911131 WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump Administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. J.H. Campbell, a coal-burning power plant, operates in West Olive, Mich., on May 19. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks after the signing of an oil agreement between the United States and Venezuela at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 2. An aerial image of Consumer Energy's J.H. Campbell Generating Complex is seen in Ottawa County, Mich., Sept. 21, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/09/11/us-officials-declare-end-record-setting-cyclospora-outbreak/stories/20260911128 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/09/11/us-officials-declare-end-record-setting-cyclospora-outbreak/stories/20260911128#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:01:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/09/11/us-officials-declare-end-record-setting-cyclospora-outbreak/stories/20260911128 NEW YORK — The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, U.S. health officials said Friday. This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-shuts-down-pipeline-houthis-seize-island/stories/20260911122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-shuts-down-pipeline-houthis-seize-island/stories/20260911122#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:26:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-shuts-down-pipeline-houthis-seize-island/stories/20260911122 CAIRO — Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said, opening a new front in the Iran war. Yemen's Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 10. Palestinian mourners carry the body of Muhammad Yazouri, draped in the flag of the Mujahideen Brigades, a Palestinian militant group, with a rifle laid on top, during his funeral after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike the previous night, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Sept. 11. This image taken from undated video released by the media arm of Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sept. 9 shows a Houthi fighter firing a truck-mounted anti-aircraft gun during what the group said was an attack on Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf province, Yemen. 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/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/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.