http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 15 Nov 2026 05:13:19 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/15/trump-demands-money-congress-upgrade-air-traffic-control-system/stories/20261115105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/15/trump-demands-money-congress-upgrade-air-traffic-control-system/stories/20261115105#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2026 14:45:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/15/trump-demands-money-congress-upgrade-air-traffic-control-system/stories/20261115105 WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump on Sunday broke his silence on the nationwide ground stop that snarled airline trave l this weekend, using the incident to push Congress on money to fully upgrade America's air traffic control system. President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Nov. 9 in Washington. Aircraft are seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 14 after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/11/14/health-department-reopens-new-location/stories/20261114081 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/11/14/health-department-reopens-new-location/stories/20261114081#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:01:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/11/14/health-department-reopens-new-location/stories/20261114081 Most Toledo-Lucas County Health Department operations will reopen at its new location Monday. Karim Baroudi, health commissioner with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department speaks during a news conference at the Main Library in Toledo in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/14/bomb-found-ethanol-plant-illinois-forces-evacuations/stories/20261114080 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/14/bomb-found-ethanol-plant-illinois-forces-evacuations/stories/20261114080#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:55:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/14/bomb-found-ethanol-plant-illinois-forces-evacuations/stories/20261114080 A bomb was found near an ethanol plant in central Illinois, sparking evacuations of those who live near the industrial site as law enforcement officials investigate, authorities said Saturday. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/14/trump-administration-blames-overloaded-systems-ground-stop-flights-resume/stories/20261114079 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/14/trump-administration-blames-overloaded-systems-ground-stop-flights-resume/stories/20261114079#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:09:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/14/trump-administration-blames-overloaded-systems-ground-stop-flights-resume/stories/20261114079 WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials said Friday that new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system overloaded antiquated parts of it and caused “intermittent” communications and radar gaps, leading to the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years. People wait at a terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 13 in Arlington, Va., after the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop. An agent helps travelers at a ticketing desk at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on Nov. 13 after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. A passenger moves through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport as all flights are canceled or delayed on Nov. 13 in Atlanta. The sun sets over Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in DFW Airport, Texas, on Nov. 13 after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. Passengers wait as flights are delayed inside a terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Nov. 13 in Seattle. Passenger watch as workers unload luggage from a United plane as flights are delayed at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 13 in Los Angeles. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/13/europe-team-diplomats-diplomats-ukraine-peace-talks/stories/20261113105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/13/europe-team-diplomats-diplomats-ukraine-peace-talks/stories/20261113105#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:54:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/13/europe-team-diplomats-diplomats-ukraine-peace-talks/stories/20261113105 DUBLIN — The European Union says Europe will send a team of diplomats from across the continent to the Ukraine peace talks. French President Emmanuel Macron stands next to European Council President Antonio Costa during the EU Summit in Dublin on Nov. 13. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, from left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron chat during the EU Summit in Dublin on Nov. 13. Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the EU Summit in Dublin on Nov. 13. U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff, right, Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to the media at the airport in Dublin on Nov. 12. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, gesture ahead of the group photo during the EU Summit in Dublin on Nov. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/bigger-wildfires-threaten-water-supplies/stories/20261113100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/bigger-wildfires-threaten-water-supplies/stories/20261113100#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:06:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/bigger-wildfires-threaten-water-supplies/stories/20261113100 Wildfires leave behind charred trees and scorched vegetation that impact the streams and rivers providing drinking water to much of the country, and new studies show that contamination could remain for more than a decade. A slurry line wraps around billowing smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire in 2020. A Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter drops water on the Grizzly Creek Fire on the east end of Glenwood Canyon, in 2020 near Glenwood Springs, Colo. Storrie Lake is seen in 2022, near Las Vegas, N.M. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/sudden-faa-ground-stop-strands-teams-throws-sports-weekend-into-chaos/stories/20261113125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/sudden-faa-ground-stop-strands-teams-throws-sports-weekend-into-chaos/stories/20261113125#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:37:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/sudden-faa-ground-stop-strands-teams-throws-sports-weekend-into-chaos/stories/20261113125 The Federal Aviation Administration's decision to ground all flights nationwide for several hours Friday threw the sports world into chaos, leaving NBA, NHL and college teams scrambling to reach their destinations in time for games this weekend. Planes sit on the tarmac at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in DFW Airport, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/oregon-city-engineer-detained-ice-seattle-airport/stories/20261113122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/oregon-city-engineer-detained-ice-seattle-airport/stories/20261113122#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:59:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/oregon-city-engineer-detained-ice-seattle-airport/stories/20261113122 An engineer with the city of Oregon was released Friday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Seattle airport Thursday while traveling to a friend’s wedding, according to the city’s law director. A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/flights-halted-airports-across-united-states-unspecified/stories/20261113114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/flights-halted-airports-across-united-states-unspecified/stories/20261113114#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:24:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/flights-halted-airports-across-united-states-unspecified/stories/20261113114 WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon for just the second time since the 9/11 attacks, as officials cited “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Dallas Love Field Airport, on Oct. 23 in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/cruise-ship-hit-tanker-new-orleans/stories/20261113112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/cruise-ship-hit-tanker-new-orleans/stories/20261113112#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:41:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/13/cruise-ship-hit-tanker-new-orleans/stories/20261113112 NEW ORLEANS — A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who plunged into the Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over. This image taken from video provided by Devon Flanagan shows people being helped out of the water after a tanker crashed into a river cruise Nov. 13 in New Orleans. Emergency responders and crews are on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans on Nov. 13. Emergency personnel and crews are on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans on Nov. 13. Emergency personnel and crews work the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans on Nov. 13, 2026. Emergency personnel and crews are on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans on Nov. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/13/ukraine-1-200-drones-at-russia-us-led-talks-european-security/stories/20261113120 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/13/ukraine-1-200-drones-at-russia-us-led-talks-european-security/stories/20261113120#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:32:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/13/ukraine-1-200-drones-at-russia-us-led-talks-european-security/stories/20261113120 KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine fired almost 1,200 drones at Russian targets overnight in one of its biggest aerial attacks since Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly five years ago. A residential building is seen damaged in a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Energy workers clear rubble from a production hall destroyed in a Russian airstrike at a DTEK power plant in Ukraine on Nov. 11. A medic looks into a nurse's room at a hospital damaged in a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 13. Rescue workers put out a fire of a residential house destroyed in a Russian strike on Kharkiv region, Ukraine. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/12/us-envoys-putin-moscow-ukraine-talks-zelensky-dublin/stories/20261112113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/12/us-envoys-putin-moscow-ukraine-talks-zelensky-dublin/stories/20261112113#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:10:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/12/us-envoys-putin-moscow-ukraine-talks-zelensky-dublin/stories/20261112113 DUBLIN — U.S. envoys met Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before heading to Ireland for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Washington sought new momentum for its peace efforts. U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff, left, and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, second left, meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 12 at the Airport in Dublin. Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, speaks to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner, third left, as Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, behind Putin, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, right, sit near during the meeting Nov. 12 at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin, Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Jared Kushner, right, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, center, during their meeting Nov. 12 at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin, Moscow. Law enforcement officer inspects the site of a car explosion that killed a military serviceman in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 12. Searchers carry the body of a civilian from an apartment building following a Russian drone attack Nov. 12 in Kyiv, Ukraine. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/12/israeli-strike-gaza-hospital-kills-6/stories/20261112114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/12/israeli-strike-gaza-hospital-kills-6/stories/20261112114#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:05:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/12/israeli-strike-gaza-hospital-kills-6/stories/20261112114 KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike hit one of the main hospitals still operating in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing six people, including a surgeon and a 13-year-old boy, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. A medical staff member salvages medical equipment at Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 12. People inspect damage to Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 12. People look at remnants of an Israeli projectile after an overnight airstrike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 12. Medical staff inspect damage to Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/11/12/major-update-prostate-cancer-guidelines/stories/20261112116 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/11/12/major-update-prostate-cancer-guidelines/stories/20261112116#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:56:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/11/12/major-update-prostate-cancer-guidelines/stories/20261112116 WASHINGTON — Middle-aged men should undergo regular screening for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Thursday in a major change to its guidelines. This 1974 microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows changes in cells indicative of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/11/12/religious-offerings-church-awards-grants-another-reflects-on-40-years/stories/20261112001 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/11/12/religious-offerings-church-awards-grants-another-reflects-on-40-years/stories/20261112001#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:53:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/11/12/religious-offerings-church-awards-grants-another-reflects-on-40-years/stories/20261112001 ■ Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church this year awarded $171,000 to 20 nonprofit organizations through its mission endowment fund. Since 2005, the church has awarded 22 series of grants totaling $2,633,000 to benefit regional, national, and global nonprofits that share the goal of “Bringing Mission to Life.” St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maumee on June 20, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/11/white-house-confronts-democrats-planned-probes-possible-criminality/stories/20261111106 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/11/white-house-confronts-democrats-planned-probes-possible-criminality/stories/20261111106#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:21:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/11/white-house-confronts-democrats-planned-probes-possible-criminality/stories/20261111106 WASHINGTON — The White House has issued a warning to Democrats over their planned probes into the Trump Administration, going as far as claiming that such investigations — a standard oversight function of Congress — may amount to “blatant criminality.” Rep. Robert Garcia (D., Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 16. President Donald Trump listens as Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a roundtable event in the East Room of the White House on Oct. 21 in Washington. New members of the 120th Congress gather for the first day of new member orientation at the Capitol on Nov. 9 in Washington. Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) speaks outside the Capitol about articles of impeachment he introduced against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Nov. 9 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-large-prisoner-exchange-talks-end/stories/20261111107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-large-prisoner-exchange-talks-end/stories/20261111107#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:22:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-large-prisoner-exchange-talks-end/stories/20261111107 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, both sides said Wednesday as two days of U.S.-mediated talks concluded with no major breakthrough on ending Moscow’s nearly 5-year-old full-scale invasion. U.S. envoy Jared Kushner, left, looks on as David Arakhamia, People's Deputy of Ukraine, speaks at a briefing following U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 11. U.S. envoy Jared Kushner speaks at a briefing during U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine, alongside U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, second from right, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 11. U.S. envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff look on as David Arakhamia, People's Deputy of Ukraine, speaks at a briefing following U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 11. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference after a bilateral meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin on Nov. 11 ahead of the European Political Community Summit. U.S. envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff confer during a briefing following U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/10/kennedy-family-joins-lawsuit-block-trump-arch/stories/20261110131 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/10/kennedy-family-joins-lawsuit-block-trump-arch/stories/20261110131#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:53:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/10/kennedy-family-joins-lawsuit-block-trump-arch/stories/20261110131 One of America’s most storied political dynasties — the Kennedy family — is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block construction of the president’s 250-foot triumphal arch. Washington commuters drive South over the Memorial Bridge that spans the Potomac River toward a traffic circle at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, the proposed site for President Donald Trump's Triumphal Arch on Nov. 6 as seen from the Washington Monument. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/10/climate-villain-world-failing-tackle-methane/stories/20261110126 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/10/climate-villain-world-failing-tackle-methane/stories/20261110126#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:25:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/11/10/climate-villain-world-failing-tackle-methane/stories/20261110126 Every day, two satellites crisscross the planet from north to south around 16 times, taking hundreds of photos. They’re hunting something invisible and odorless, but which has an outsized impact on our lives: methane. Methane leaks used to be invisible — under-monitored and underestimated — but these super-polluting plumes can now be seen from space. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/10/hegseth-slams-his-potential-impeachment-as-a-political-spectacle/stories/20261110121 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/10/hegseth-slams-his-potential-impeachment-as-a-political-spectacle/stories/20261110121#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:58:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/11/10/hegseth-slams-his-potential-impeachment-as-a-political-spectacle/stories/20261110121 WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference Nov. 10 at the Pentagon in Washington.