http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:12:21 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/19/national-debt-stands-40-trillion/stories/20260819107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/19/national-debt-stands-40-trillion/stories/20260819107#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:34:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/19/national-debt-stands-40-trillion/stories/20260819107 WASHINGTON  — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit to make up an enormous share of federal spending. The likeness of George Washington is seen on a U.S. one dollar bill, in 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-children/stories/20260819118 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-children/stories/20260819118#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-children/stories/20260819118 LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, British news media reported late Wednesday. Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, on April 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/19/forecasters-warn-tropical-system-brewing-southeast-hawaii-lala/stories/20260819114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/19/forecasters-warn-tropical-system-brewing-southeast-hawaii-lala/stories/20260819114#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:18:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/19/forecasters-warn-tropical-system-brewing-southeast-hawaii-lala/stories/20260819114 As people in Hawaii work to remove massive amounts of debris and fix damaged infrastructure in the wake of Lala, forecasters on Wednesday warned of the likelihood for another tropical cyclone forming southeast of the islands. This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Lala on Aug. 19 in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Hawaii. Joe Kennedy walks his dog, Cosmo, near the damaged Punalu'u Bake Shop, where his son works, after Hurricane Lala in Naalehu, Hawaii, on Aug. 17. Debris is strewn across Naalehu Park after Hurricane Lala in Naalehu, Hawaii, on Aug. 17. A section of Hawaii Belt Road damaged by Hurricane Lala is seen in Pahala, Hawaii, on Aug. 17. A worker cleans a debris-strewn section of Hawaii Belt Road after Hurricane Lala in Naalehu, Hawaii, on Aug. 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/israel-deadly-gaza-strikes-cast-doubt-ceasefire-progress/stories/20260819112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/israel-deadly-gaza-strikes-cast-doubt-ceasefire-progress/stories/20260819112#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:56:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/israel-deadly-gaza-strikes-cast-doubt-ceasefire-progress/stories/20260819112 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast more doubt on whether new U.S. efforts can advance a tenuous cease-fire in the Palestinian territory. Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Palestinians inspect the damage at a police station that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Palestinians inspect the damage at a police station that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/18/trump-says-us-has-no-talks-planned-with-iran-and-other-news-from-the-middle-east/stories/20260818100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/18/trump-says-us-has-no-talks-planned-with-iran-and-other-news-from-the-middle-east/stories/20260818100#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:33:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/18/trump-says-us-has-no-talks-planned-with-iran-and-other-news-from-the-middle-east/stories/20260818100 CAIRO — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, two regional officials said Tuesday, a day after Trump leveled the threat. 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. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-works-with-iran-strait-hormuz-deal/stories/20260817082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-works-with-iran-strait-hormuz-deal/stories/20260817082#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:08:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-works-with-iran-strait-hormuz-deal/stories/20260817082 President Trump has again threatened Oman as Iran says it is working with the Gulf Arab country on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway has been a key U.S. demand. A woman mourns during the funeral of Hezbollah member Ali al-Haj Hassan, his wife and four children who were killed the previous day by an Israeli airstrike. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/17/flooding-risk-remains-storms-move-midwest-mid-atlantic/stories/20260817083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/17/flooding-risk-remains-storms-move-midwest-mid-atlantic/stories/20260817083#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:41:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/17/flooding-risk-remains-storms-move-midwest-mid-atlantic/stories/20260817083 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents remained on alert while returning to their flood-ravaged homes Monday as repeated rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain moved east from the Midwest into the mid-Atlantic and high heat scorched much of the South and Southwest. Scott Conrad, left, Joseph Workman, second from left, Ronan Carey, in the boat, and Kesley Patterson use a kayak to transport items from their flooded homes in Indianapolis on Aug. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopes-talks-between-us-north-korea-after-trump-downsizes/stories/20260817084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopes-talks-between-us-north-korea-after-trump-downsizes/stories/20260817084#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:37:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopes-talks-between-us-north-korea-after-trump-downsizes/stories/20260817084 SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Monday expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula, as U.S. President Donald Trump's order to cut military exercises with South Korea caused concerns it might hurt the allies' readiness against North Korean threats. U.S. Army's armored vehicles gather to cross a river at a training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on Aug. 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/17/10-cyclosporiasis-cases-confirmed-over-weekend-in-lucas-county/stories/20260817038 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/17/10-cyclosporiasis-cases-confirmed-over-weekend-in-lucas-county/stories/20260817038#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:10:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/17/10-cyclosporiasis-cases-confirmed-over-weekend-in-lucas-county/stories/20260817038 Lucas County has reported 1,269 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 3,339 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 25 since Friday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Iceberg and romaine lettuce sit in produce section inside of Seaway Marketplace in Toledo July 15, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/16/hayden-panettiere-dies-36/stories/20260816139 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/16/hayden-panettiere-dies-36/stories/20260816139#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:50:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/16/hayden-panettiere-dies-36/stories/20260816139 LOS ANGELES — Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36. Hayden Panettiere arrives at the premiere of "Blonde," on Sept. 13, 2022, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/kushner-rare-meeting-hamas-leader-gaza-road-map/stories/20260816132 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/kushner-rare-meeting-hamas-leader-gaza-road-map/stories/20260816132#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:40:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/kushner-rare-meeting-hamas-leader-gaza-road-map/stories/20260816132 CAIRO — U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Israel's prime minister, who is under pressure after rejecting the new 15-point, U.S.-backed road map. Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City on Aug. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-largest-aerial-attacks-war-killing-6-russia/stories/20260816131 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-largest-aerial-attacks-war-killing-6-russia/stories/20260816131#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:39:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-largest-aerial-attacks-war-killing-6-russia/stories/20260816131 Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/16/1-dead-hawaii-lala-tropical-storm-moves-west/stories/20260816113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/16/1-dead-hawaii-lala-tropical-storm-moves-west/stories/20260816113#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:22:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/16/1-dead-hawaii-lala-tropical-storm-moves-west/stories/20260816113 One person is dead and tens of thousands have lost power after Hurricane Lala lashed parts of Hawaii overnight, before weakening slightly Sunday morning to a tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds and heavy rain. Lala was starting to pull away from the islands Sunday morning, but heavy rain is expected to continue throughout the day across the island chain. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/16/france-bans-social-media-for-teens-could-it-happen-in-the-us/stories/20260729104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/16/france-bans-social-media-for-teens-could-it-happen-in-the-us/stories/20260729104#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/16/france-bans-social-media-for-teens-could-it-happen-in-the-us/stories/20260729104 With France recently becoming the first European Union country to pass a complete ban on social media platforms, questions are now being raised about whether something similar could take place in the United States. Like their counterparts across the world, many local experts in Toledo are wary This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Feb. 18 in Los Angeles. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/16/with-measles-cases-on-the-rise-doctors-stress-childhood-vaccination/stories/20260815005 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/16/with-measles-cases-on-the-rise-doctors-stress-childhood-vaccination/stories/20260815005#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/16/with-measles-cases-on-the-rise-doctors-stress-childhood-vaccination/stories/20260815005 As nationwide measles cases climb to the highest levels seen in 35 years, Lucas County medical practitioners are raising the importance of vaccinating children before sending them off to school this fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 2,371 confirmed measles cases as of Equipment from sweet suckers to syringes await arms for routine vaccinations at the 'Shots 4 Tots ‘n Teens' clinic conducted by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department at the Kent Branch Library on Aug. 6 in central Toledo. Equipment from sweet suckers to syringes Public health nurse Mary Apodaca checks equipment for routine vaccinations at the 'Shots 4 Tots ‘n Teens' clinic conducted by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department at the Kent Branch Library on Aug. 6 in central Toledo. Equipment from sweet suckers to syringes Public health nurse Mary Apodaca checks equipment for routine vaccinations at the 'Shots 4 Tots ‘n Teens' clinic conducted by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department at the Kent Branch Library on Aug. 6 in central Toledo. Equipment from sweet suckers to syringes await arms for routine vaccinations at the 'Shots 4 Tots ‘n Teens' clinic conducted by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department at the Kent Branch Library on Aug. 6 in central Toledo. Mary Apodaca, a registered nurse, organizes syringes among other medical materials needed to administer vaccines at Shots 4 Tots ‘n Teens vaccine clinic at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on April 1, 2019. Dr. Jennifer Fallon-DeLucia is a pediatrician. Dr. Tanya Baldwin is a primary care physician in Oregon. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/lala-strengthens-hurricane-bears-down-hawaii/stories/20260815104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/lala-strengthens-hurricane-bears-down-hawaii/stories/20260815104#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:55:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/lala-strengthens-hurricane-bears-down-hawaii/stories/20260815104 HONOLULU — Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island. Shaheer Faltas, left, and his father-in-law, Joe Brosnan, fill sandbags in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Lala in Captain Cook, Hawaii, on Aug. 14. This satellite image released by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Lala over the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii, on Aug. 15. Casey Delaries makes a sandbag in preparation for Tropical Storm Lala in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Aug. 14. The tropical storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii, with up to 25 inches of rain possible on the island of Hawaii, also commonly known as the Big Island. Sandbags are seen at a Hawaii County Department of Public Works sand pile ahead of Tropical Storm Lala in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Aug. 14. The tropical storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii, with up to 25 inches of rain possible on the island of Hawaii, also commonly known as the Big Island. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/15/george-zilba-1928-2026/stories/20260815047 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/15/george-zilba-1928-2026/stories/20260815047#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:46:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/08/15/george-zilba-1928-2026/stories/20260815047 George Zilba, a prolific businessman known as much for his generosity as he was for his successes in the hospitality industry, died Aug. 9 at ProMedica Flower Hospital. He was 87. George Zilba, manager of Parkway Place in Maumee, circa 2013. George Zilba, manager of Parkway Place in Maumee, circa 2013. A portrait of George Zilba from his time in the U.S. Army in the 1960s. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/multiple-shooters-people-shot-virginia-state-university/stories/20260815094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/multiple-shooters-people-shot-virginia-state-university/stories/20260815094#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:36:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/multiple-shooters-people-shot-virginia-state-university/stories/20260815094 ETTRICK, Va. — A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/teen-charged-murder-mother-brother-chatgpt-create-fantasy-stories/stories/20260815093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/teen-charged-murder-mother-brother-chatgpt-create-fantasy-stories/stories/20260815093#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:18:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/15/teen-charged-murder-mother-brother-chatgpt-create-fantasy-stories/stories/20260815093 A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said. Arjun Aravind attends his arraignment at Concord District Court in Concord, Mass., on Aug. 13 for the murders of his mother and younger brother at their home in Acton, Mass. Judge Lynn C. Brendemuehl listens during the arraignment of Arjun Aravind at Concord District Court in Concord, Mass., on Aug. 13 for the murders of his mother and younger brother at their home in Acton, Mass. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via AP) Arjun Aravind listens as his lawyer Debra DeWitt speaks during his arraignment at Concord District Court in Concord, Mass., on Aug. 13 for the murders of his mother and younger brother at their home in Acton, Mass. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/14/trump-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction-appeal/stories/20260814099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/14/trump-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction-appeal/stories/20260814099#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:15:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/14/trump-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction-appeal/stories/20260814099 WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. White House Ballroom construction continues Aug. 5 at the White House in Washington. Artist renderings relating to White House ballroom construction, contained in a filing by the Trump Administration to the U.S. Supreme Court, are photographed Aug. 14.