http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:05:55 GMT en-us hourly 1 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/World/2026/07/09/us-and-iran-exchange-intensifying-fire-across-the-mideast-threatening-the-interim-deal-to-end-war/stories/20260709082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/09/us-and-iran-exchange-intensifying-fire-across-the-mideast-threatening-the-interim-deal-to-end-war/stories/20260709082#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:53:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/09/us-and-iran-exchange-intensifying-fire-across-the-mideast-threatening-the-interim-deal-to-end-war/stories/20260709082 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried through a tightly packed crowd as mourners jostle to reach and touch it outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, early July 9. Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30. A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as mourners wait for the funeral procession for the elder Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, July 8. The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried through a crowd of mourners at the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, early July 9. The flower petal-covered coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried above mourners reaching out to touch it outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, early July 9. 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. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/former-olympian-pleads-not-guilty-reflecting-pool-damage-case/stories/20260709104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/former-olympian-pleads-not-guilty-reflecting-pool-damage-case/stories/20260709104#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:51:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/former-olympian-pleads-not-guilty-reflecting-pool-damage-case/stories/20260709104 WASHINGTON — A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump Administration critics have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power. Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, left, listens as his attorney Norman Eisen, right, speaks after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, July 9 in Washington. Workers pick up trash along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on July 7 in Washington. Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, center, and his attorney Norman Eisen, left, walk to a car following a court appearance, where he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, July 9 in Washington. Nadine Seiler arrives in an inflatable frog costume, to support former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, before he arrives at D.C. Superior Court on July 9 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/replace-graham-platner-maine-ballot-democrats/stories/20260709103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/replace-graham-platner-maine-ballot-democrats/stories/20260709103#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:42:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/09/replace-graham-platner-maine-ballot-democrats/stories/20260709103 PORTLAND, Maine — Democrats in Maine began jockeying Thursday to become the new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat after progressive nominee Graham Platner announced he will withdraw from the race after a sexual assault allegation. Voter cast their Maine primary ballots at the Civic Center on June 9 in Augusta, Maine. In this combination of photos taken in Augusta, Maine news conferences, Nirav Shah, left, speaks April 28, 2020, and Troy Jackson speaks, Jan. 17, 2023. This photo provided by Jordan Wood's campaign shows Maine Senate candidate Jordan Wood May 5, 2026. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination June 9 in Blue Hill, Maine. The headquarters for former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Graham Platner is quiet Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/09/outbreak-of-diarrhea-causing-parasite-grows-to-more-than-1-000-cases/stories/20260709093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/09/outbreak-of-diarrhea-causing-parasite-grows-to-more-than-1-000-cases/stories/20260709093#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:58:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/09/outbreak-of-diarrhea-causing-parasite-grows-to-more-than-1-000-cases/stories/20260709093 NEW YORK — Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation’s largest in years. This undated photo taken through a microscope 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/deaths/2026/07/09/bonnie-tyler-who-topped-the-charts-with-epic-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-has-died-at-75/stories/20260709083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/09/bonnie-tyler-who-topped-the-charts-with-epic-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-has-died-at-75/stories/20260709083#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:51:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/09/bonnie-tyler-who-topped-the-charts-with-epic-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-has-died-at-75/stories/20260709083 Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983, and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75. Singer Bonnie Tyler performs her song "Believe in Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden on May 17, 2013. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/09/holy-trinity-greek-orthodox-parish-priest-larry-legakis/stories/20260709011 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/09/holy-trinity-greek-orthodox-parish-priest-larry-legakis/stories/20260709011#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/09/holy-trinity-greek-orthodox-parish-priest-larry-legakis/stories/20260709011 The Rev. Larry Legakis doesn’t like leaving work. The Rev. Larry Legakis reflects on his time at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo. He is moving to a parish in Metro Detroit after leading Holy Trinity for 12 years. The Rev. Larry Legakis reflects on his time at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo. The Rev. Larry Legakis at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo. The Rev. Larry Legakis at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo. The Rev. Larry Legakis reflects on his time at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/09/religious-offerings-congregation-b-nai-israel-celebrates-160-years/stories/20260702005 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/09/religious-offerings-congregation-b-nai-israel-celebrates-160-years/stories/20260702005#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/09/religious-offerings-congregation-b-nai-israel-celebrates-160-years/stories/20260702005 ■ Congregation B’nai Israel celebrates Sunday its 160th anniversary. Congregation B'nai Israel. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/08/graham-platner-drops-maine-senate-bid-clearing-way-democrats-pick-new-nominee/stories/20260708115 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/08/graham-platner-drops-maine-senate-bid-clearing-way-democrats-pick-new-nominee/stories/20260708115#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:36:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/08/graham-platner-drops-maine-senate-bid-clearing-way-democrats-pick-new-nominee/stories/20260708115 Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, clearing the way for Democrats to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. The state Democratic Party will now have two weeks to put forward a replacement candidate for Graham Platner. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/us-launches-strikes-iran/stories/20260708080 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/us-launches-strikes-iran/stories/20260708080#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:10:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/us-launches-strikes-iran/stories/20260708080 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar sounded missile alert sirens early Thursday morning warning of an Iranian attack after the United States launched a new round of airstrikes targeting Iran. In this photo released by Iran's Supreme Leader's office, mourners carry the coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Holy Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, Iran, July 7. An Iraqi Shiite soldier chants on the eve of funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq on July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/trump-flies-back-old-air-force-one-qatari-gifted-jet/stories/20260708107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/trump-flies-back-old-air-force-one-qatari-gifted-jet/stories/20260708107#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:43:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/trump-flies-back-old-air-force-one-qatari-gifted-jet/stories/20260708107 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump flew home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran once again began trading strikes. Airforce One sits on the tarmac before U.S. President Donald Trump departs following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. Staff lay a carpet on the tarmac before President Donald Trump exits Air Force One upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7. President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/08/galen-girdle-obituary-entertainer-comedy/stories/20260708082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/08/galen-girdle-obituary-entertainer-comedy/stories/20260708082#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:43:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/08/galen-girdle-obituary-entertainer-comedy/stories/20260708082 Galen Grindle, known for his quick wit and versatility as an entertainer who performed as Johnny Ginger, died Sunday at the Genoa Retirement Village in Genoa, Ohio. He was 92. Galen Grindle Galen Grindle https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/ukraine-gains-u-s-license-to-produce-patriot-defense-systems/stories/20260708088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/ukraine-gains-u-s-license-to-produce-patriot-defense-systems/stories/20260708088#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:41:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/08/ukraine-gains-u-s-license-to-produce-patriot-defense-systems/stories/20260708088 ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump said Wednesday that the United States will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology for the war now in its fifth year. President Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not shown) at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8. Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen makes statements before the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, along with NATO defense ministers and industry representatives make an appearance during the opening of the NATO Defense Industry Forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks out from his car window as he arrives for the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/07/u-s-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-after-three-ships-were-hit-in-strait-of-ho/stories/20260707087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/07/u-s-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-after-three-ships-were-hit-in-strait-of-ho/stories/20260707087#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:39:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/07/u-s-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-after-three-ships-were-hit-in-strait-of-ho/stories/20260707087 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries. A container ship, right, and a cargo vessel are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 17. A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession in Qom, the heart of religious studies in Iran on July 7. A woman weeps while holding a picture of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather for the funeral procession in Qom, the heart of religious studies in Iran on July 7. A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession in Qom, the heart of religious studies in Iran on July 7. A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession in Qom, the heart of religious studies in Iran on July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/07/platner-should-drop-out-maines-us-senate-race-sanders-says/stories/20260707104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/07/platner-should-drop-out-maines-us-senate-race-sanders-says/stories/20260707104#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:41:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/07/platner-should-drop-out-maines-us-senate-race-sanders-says/stories/20260707104 PORTLAND, Maine — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday became the latest and most notable lawmaker to pull support for Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner following an allegation of sexual assault, adding to a chorus of calls for him to step aside as party leaders scramble to determine the next steps. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination June 9, in Blue Hill, Maine. Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, join hands at an event in Orono, Maine, on May 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/07/nato-unveils-billions-in-arms-deals-to-prove-its-firepower-as-trump-arrives-in-ankara/stories/20260707085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/07/nato-unveils-billions-in-arms-deals-to-prove-its-firepower-as-trump-arrives-in-ankara/stories/20260707085#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:51:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/07/nato-unveils-billions-in-arms-deals-to-prove-its-firepower-as-trump-arrives-in-ankara/stories/20260707085 ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO ally Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe even as the trans-Atlantic military alliance was announcing billions in arms deals at a summit in an attempt to appease the mercurial U.S. leader. President Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address the media on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the opening of the NATO Defense Industry Forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7. Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7. Participants view displays during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/06/former-officer-describes-finding-sniper-pad-nearby-rooftop-charlie-kirk/stories/20260706085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/06/former-officer-describes-finding-sniper-pad-nearby-rooftop-charlie-kirk/stories/20260706085#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:59:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/06/former-officer-describes-finding-sniper-pad-nearby-rooftop-charlie-kirk/stories/20260706085 PROVO, Utah — A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent “sniper pad” on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder. Charlie Kirk's parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, arrive at the Fourth District Courthouse for a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on July 6 in Provo, Utah. Attorney Kathryn Nester, left, arrives at the Fourth District Courthouse for a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on July 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/06/mourners-throng-funeral-procession-in-tehran-for-iran-s-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/stories/20260706064 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/06/mourners-throng-funeral-procession-in-tehran-for-iran-s-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/stories/20260706064#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:27:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/06/mourners-throng-funeral-procession-in-tehran-for-iran-s-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/stories/20260706064 TEHRAN, Iran — Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump. Uniformed members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps wave a Shiite religious flag during the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, on July 6. The truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession toward Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran, on July 6. Mourners chant slogans while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran on July 6. A mourner wearing a shirt depicting the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei weeps while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral procession in Tehran, Iran on July 6.