http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:08:35 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/23/students-prioritize-health-amid-college-life/stories/20260815096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/23/students-prioritize-health-amid-college-life/stories/20260815096#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/23/students-prioritize-health-amid-college-life/stories/20260815096 Today’s generation of college students rate their well-being as a priority, with a pandemic experience and online resources providing a foundation for it. Students walk to and from class at Centennial Mall at the University of Toledo. Students make their way to and from classes Jan. 28, 2025, at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/23/going-analog-journaling-offers-respite-from-digital-overload/stories/20260815003 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/23/going-analog-journaling-offers-respite-from-digital-overload/stories/20260815003#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/08/23/going-analog-journaling-offers-respite-from-digital-overload/stories/20260815003 Whether for personal expression, a creative outlook, getting closer to nature, as a form of worship, or just putting the devices down for a moment, journaling fills a void for those who embrace the practice. Arianna Meisner and her journals at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. A section with journaling supplies at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. This image from a nature journal by Faith Currie shows microscope drawings of fresh water, bracken water, and leaf litter. She later cut the pieces to add them to a mixed-media acrylic painting. Faith Currie, the lead museum educator at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, created this mixed-media acrylic painting of the marsh and used microscope drawings of fresh water, bracken water, and leaf litter she cut out of her nature journal. Arianna Meisner’s junk journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s urban sketching journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s junk journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s junk journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s urban sketching journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. A section with journaling supplies at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. The Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s junk journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s urban sketching journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Arianna Meisner’s junk journal at the Art Supply Depo in Sylvania on Aug. 10. Journaler Faith Currie used a sketch of a red bellied woodpecker from her nature journal and added blackout poetry to create altered book art. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/22/us-imposes-tariffs-canadian-products/stories/20260822075 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/22/us-imposes-tariffs-canadian-products/stories/20260822075#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:46:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/22/us-imposes-tariffs-canadian-products/stories/20260822075 WASHINGTON — The United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in relations between the historic allies. Rolled coils of steel sit in the yard at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug. 20. Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump hold a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attends a cabinet meeting on July 31 at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One on Aug. 21 at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. Rolled coils of steel sit in the yard at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/22/federal-judge-vacates-trump-policy-suspended-processing-immigration-visas/stories/20260822076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/22/federal-judge-vacates-trump-policy-suspended-processing-immigration-visas/stories/20260822076#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:15:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/22/federal-judge-vacates-trump-policy-suspended-processing-immigration-visas/stories/20260822076 A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, on Aug. 11 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/22/neurosurgeon-retires-surgery-helping-people/stories/20260812079 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/22/neurosurgeon-retires-surgery-helping-people/stories/20260812079#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:52:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/22/neurosurgeon-retires-surgery-helping-people/stories/20260812079 Dr. Brian Hoeflinger has spent three decades treating some of the most delicate and devastating conditions of the brain and spine. Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, a now retired neurosurgeon, with his book The Night He Died: The Harsh Reality of Teenage Drinking, A Neurosurgeon and Father's Personal Journey of Turning Tragedy Into Hope that he wrote about his late son’s death at his home in Maumee on Aug. 11. Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, a now retired neurosurgeon, at his home in Maumee on Aug. 11. Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, a now retired neurosurgeon, at his home in Maumee on Aug. 11. Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, a now retired neurosurgeon, speaks about his life and career at his home in Maumee on Aug. 11. Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, a now retired neurosurgeon, with his book "The Night He Died: The Harsh Reality of Teenage Drinking. A Neurosurgeon and Father's Personal Journey of Turning Tragedy into Hope" that he wrote about his late son’s death at his home in Maumee on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, a now retired neurosurgeon, with his book "The Night He Died: The Harsh Reality of Teenage Drinking. A Neurosurgeon and Father's Personal Journey of Turning Tragedy into Hope" that he wrote about his late son’s death at his home in Maumee on Aug. 11. Cindy and Brian Hoeflinger speaking with Bedford High School seniors about the dangers of alcohol and of drinking and driving in Temperance in March, 2015. The Hoeflingers' son Brian was killed while driving drunk in February, 2013. Brian Hoeflinger was 18 when he died in a drunken-driving crash on Edgehill Road in Ottawa Hills on Feb. 2, 2013. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/charter-plane-crash-kills-8-near-remote-radar-site-in-western-alaska-military-says/stories/20260821069 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/charter-plane-crash-kills-8-near-remote-radar-site-in-western-alaska-military-says/stories/20260821069#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:58:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/charter-plane-crash-kills-8-near-remote-radar-site-in-western-alaska-military-says/stories/20260821069 JUNEAU, Alaska — A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. he National Transportation Safety Board logo and signage are seen at a news conference at NTSB headquarters in Washington, Dec. 18, 2017. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/court-cuts-50m-judgment-infowars-alex-jones-newtown/stories/20260821085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/court-cuts-50m-judgment-infowars-alex-jones-newtown/stories/20260821085#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:58:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/court-cuts-50m-judgment-infowars-alex-jones-newtown/stories/20260821085 AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to about $6 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones after he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting was a hoax. Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge in Houston on June 14, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/21/trump-warns-economic-d-day-against-iran/stories/20260821087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/21/trump-warns-economic-d-day-against-iran/stories/20260821087#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:58:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/21/trump-warns-economic-d-day-against-iran/stories/20260821087 NEW YORK — Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons, the Trump Administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanctions. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Aug. 19 in Washington. Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, on Aug. 13 amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill's source has not been independently determined. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/supreme-court-chief-justice-trump-white-house-ballroom-continue/stories/20260821084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/supreme-court-chief-justice-trump-white-house-ballroom-continue/stories/20260821084#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:43:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/supreme-court-chief-justice-trump-white-house-ballroom-continue/stories/20260821084 WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump Administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project. Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 5. Artist renderings relating to White House Ballroom construction, contained in a filing by the Trump administration to the U.S. Supreme Court, are photographed on Aug. 14. White House Ballroom construction continues on July 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/3-dozen-cyclosporiasis-cases-confirmed-in-region-this-week/stories/20260821002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/3-dozen-cyclosporiasis-cases-confirmed-in-region-this-week/stories/20260821002#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:06:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/3-dozen-cyclosporiasis-cases-confirmed-in-region-this-week/stories/20260821002 Lucas County has reported 1,295 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 3,375 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 36 since Monday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. 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/nation/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-announces-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-but-some-republicans-are-already-balking/stories/20260821076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-announces-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-but-some-republicans-are-already-balking/stories/20260821076#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:47:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-announces-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-but-some-republicans-are-already-balking/stories/20260821076 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, as he remains under pressure to cut costs and address affordability issues ahead of November's midterms. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Aug. 19 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/08/20/religious-offerings-olivet-lutheran-to-install-pastor-to-engage-with-wider-commu/stories/20260820002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/08/20/religious-offerings-olivet-lutheran-to-install-pastor-to-engage-with-wider-commu/stories/20260820002#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/08/20/religious-offerings-olivet-lutheran-to-install-pastor-to-engage-with-wider-commu/stories/20260820002 ■ The Rev. Bill Pavuk will be installed as pastor of community life at Olivet Lutheran Church on Tuesday. The Olivet Lutheran Church sits in the sunset in Sylvania in 2015. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/20/us-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-relieving-long-deployed-uss-lincoln/stories/20260820121 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/20/us-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-relieving-long-deployed-uss-lincoln/stories/20260820121#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:20:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/20/us-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-relieving-long-deployed-uss-lincoln/stories/20260820121 WASHINGTON  — The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, relieving a long-deployed carrier following reports of mental health challenges and supply shortages aboard while it was supporting the Iran war. The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is pictured off the coast of Argentina in 2024. Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego in 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/20/compassion-clinic-lands-federal-grant-primary-care-underserved-neighborhoods/stories/20260817015 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/20/compassion-clinic-lands-federal-grant-primary-care-underserved-neighborhoods/stories/20260817015#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:40:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/08/20/compassion-clinic-lands-federal-grant-primary-care-underserved-neighborhoods/stories/20260817015 A substantial new federal investment in Compassion Health is set to expand primary care access for underserved patients. Dr. Anne Ruch, founder and obstetrician/gynecologist, listens as Janelle Matson, CEO of Compassion Health Toledo, speaks about a mural created by the Arts Commission’s Young Artists at Work 2025 at Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. Dr. Anne Ruch, founder and obstetrician/gynecologist at Compassion Health Toledo, speaks about their new federal grant as Janelle Matson, CEO, listens, at Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. Dr. Anne Ruch, founder and obstetrician/gynecologist at Compassion Health Toledo, speaks about a new federal grant at Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. Pharmacists work at Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, this pharmacy helps those with no insurance get medication for little to no cost. Dr. Anne Ruch, founder and obstetrician/gynecologist at Compassion Health Toledo, smiles at a mural created by The Arts Commission’s Young Artists at Work 2025, displayed in the lobby at Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. Janelle Matson, CEO of Compassion Health Toledo gives a tour of the different branches inside of Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. A person leaves Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. Janelle Matson, CEO of Compassion Health Toledo and Dr. Anne Ruch, founder and obstetrician/gynecologist, speak about their new federal grant at Compassion Health Toledo on Aug. 19 in Toledo. Compassion Health Toledo is showcased on Aug. 19 in Toledo. 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/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/2026/08/18/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.