http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:17:28 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/trump-calls-ukraine-halt-strikes-russian-diesel-saying-attacks-causing-shortage/stories/20260913100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/trump-calls-ukraine-halt-strikes-russian-diesel-saying-attacks-causing-shortage/stories/20260913100#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:54:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/trump-calls-ukraine-halt-strikes-russian-diesel-saying-attacks-causing-shortage/stories/20260913100 KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage. Firefighters put out a fire at warehouse stores after a Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sept. 13. Firefighters put out a fire at warehouse stores after a Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sept. 13. A woman walks by the burning warehouse at the city entrance following Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sept. 13. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a residential building is seen in fire following a Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sept. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/iranian-commercial-ship-struck-strait-of-hormuz-1-dead-iranian-quagmire/stories/20260913098 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/iranian-commercial-ship-struck-strait-of-hormuz-1-dead-iranian-quagmire/stories/20260913098#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:14:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/iranian-commercial-ship-struck-strait-of-hormuz-1-dead-iranian-quagmire/stories/20260913098 CAIRO — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there. A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sept. 7. A fruit seller waits for customers at the Tajrish square in northern Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 12. Women hug each other as they react to the camera at the Tajrish square in northern Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 12. A woman walks past a banner showing portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in northern Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/russia-hits-poland-ukraine-border-area-attacks-targeting-gas-stations/stories/20260913099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/russia-hits-poland-ukraine-border-area-attacks-targeting-gas-stations/stories/20260913099#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:54:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/13/russia-hits-poland-ukraine-border-area-attacks-targeting-gas-stations/stories/20260913099 A Russian drone hit a gas station near Ukraine’s border with Poland, Ukrainian authorities said, the latest in a series of targeted attacks as both sides escalate their air war. A woman walks by the burning warehouse at the city entrance following Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sept. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/09/13/local-muslims-reflect-25-life-9-11/stories/20260910004 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/09/13/local-muslims-reflect-25-life-9-11/stories/20260910004#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:01:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/09/13/local-muslims-reflect-25-life-9-11/stories/20260910004 For Muslims in the Toledo area, the 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, have brought backlash and suspicion, but also solidarity, stronger community ties, and a determination to define themselves rather than be defined by the attacks. Cherrefe Kadri prays at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. Cherrefe Kadri at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. Christians and Muslims alike link together and circle the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo mosque two times as they sing and pray together in 2001. Muslims pray at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. Cherrefe Kadri at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. Adam Smidi sits with his two sons, Yusuf, 12, left, and Malik, 8, right, after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. Muslims pray at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. Muslims pray at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sept. 4 in Perrysburg. People engage in prayer at Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. A person walks into prayer inside the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. People engage in prayer at Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. Adam Smidi stands with his two sons, Yusuf, 12, left, and Malik, 8, right, after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. Adam Smidi sits with his two sons, Yusuf, 12, left, and Malik, 8, right, after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. A man sits on a bench after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. Adam Smidi stands with his son, Yusuf, 12, after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. Adam Smidi stands with his two sons, Yusuf, 12, left, and Malik, 8, right, after prayer inside of the Toledo Muslim Community Center in Toledo on Sept. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/13/utmc-offers-new-commercial-ventilator-weaning-system/stories/20260913023 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/13/utmc-offers-new-commercial-ventilator-weaning-system/stories/20260913023#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/09/13/utmc-offers-new-commercial-ventilator-weaning-system/stories/20260913023 When someone is put on a ventilator, it can be a struggle to come off one, local doctors said. Respiratory therapist Melissa Kukiela, left, and Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec speak about the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System at the University of Toledo’s Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center in Toledo. Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec speaks about the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System. Respiratory therapist Melissa Kukiela, left, and Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec speak about the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System. Respiratory therapist Melissa Kukiela, left, and Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec speak about the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System. Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec shows part of the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System. Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec shows part of the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System at the University of Toledo’s Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center. The LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System at the University of Toledo’s Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center. Dr. Jill Cherry-Bukowiec shows the LungPacer AeroPace Neurostimulation System. 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/World/2026/09/12/attack-closed-key-saudi-pipeline-blamed-iran-backed-militias-iraq/stories/20260912092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/12/attack-closed-key-saudi-pipeline-blamed-iran-backed-militias-iraq/stories/20260912092#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:46:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/12/attack-closed-key-saudi-pipeline-blamed-iran-backed-militias-iraq/stories/20260912092 BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline, shutting down the top global oil producer’s alternative to the Iranian-threatened Strait of Hormuz. This image taken from undated video released by Al-Masirah TV, a channel owned by Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Sept. 11 shows, according to the channel, Houthi fighters chanting atop a pickup truck in Khawkhah, Hodeida province, Yemen. Yemeni civilians celebrate while riding in the back of a pickup truck in the Bani Matar district, Yemen, on Sept. 12 as they follow a convoy carrying Houthi prisoners freed in Mokha on its way to Sanaa following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city. This image taken from undated video released by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television channel on Sept. 12 shows Houthi fighters chanting and raising rifles atop a military vehicle in Dhubab district, Taiz province, Yemen, according to the channel. Houthi fighters escort a convoy carrying prisoners freed in Mokha through the Bani Matar district on its way to Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 12, following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city. Houthi prisoners wave from vehicles as they travel through the Bani Matar district on their way to Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 12 after being freed in Mokha following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/12/trump-ireland-reunification-fantastic/stories/20260912093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/12/trump-ireland-reunification-fantastic/stories/20260912093#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:20:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/09/12/trump-ireland-reunification-fantastic/stories/20260912093 DUBLIN — President Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course. Ireland's President Catherine Connolly, center left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center right, during a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin on Sept. 12. Protesters with balloons demonstrate against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump in Dublin on Sept. 12. U.S. President Donald Trump and son Eric Trump, center, watch the Irish Open at the Trump International Golf Links course in Doonbeg, Ireland on Sept. 12. Protesters show placards during a demonstration against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump in Dublin on Sept. 12. Air Force One flies over the site of the Irish Open golf tournament at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, County Clare, on its way to Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland on Sept. 12. 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/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/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/2026/09/10/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/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/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.