http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:10:14 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/18/us-and-iran-sign-initial-deal-to-end-war-ease-sanctions-and-open-strait-as-nuclear-talks-continue/stories/20260618084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/18/us-and-iran-sign-initial-deal-to-end-war-ease-sanctions-and-open-strait-as-nuclear-talks-continue/stories/20260618084#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:50:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/18/us-and-iran-sign-initial-deal-to-end-war-ease-sanctions-and-open-strait-as-nuclear-talks-continue/stories/20260618084 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details released by both countries. A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 17. A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 17. People who returned to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, use an excavator as they search for dead bodies under the wreckage of a destroyed house in the southern village of Touline, Lebanon, June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/18/john-t-rogers-1926-2026-banker-veteran-also-gave-back-to-the-community/stories/20260611079 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/18/john-t-rogers-1926-2026-banker-veteran-also-gave-back-to-the-community/stories/20260611079#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:04:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/18/john-t-rogers-1926-2026-banker-veteran-also-gave-back-to-the-community/stories/20260611079 John T. “Jack” Rogers, a longtime banker and World War II veteran who spent decades strengthening Toledo’s hospitals, nonprofits, and small businesses, died Monday at the Lakes of Sylvania. He was 99. Jack Rogers, 88, with grandson Mike and son Bruce during a family vacation in Florida, 2015. John T. "Jack" Rogers, 2018 Jack Rogers at Devils Lake in Michigan, on his Lightning sailboat, circa 1958-1960. Jack Rogers, 90, and granddaughter Ashley at the National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C., 2017. The Toledo native made the Honor Flight Ohio journey seven decades after enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Forces Jack and Phyllis Rogers on their wedding day, Oct. 7, 1950 Jack Rogers, private, aviation cadet candidate, Army Air Forces, in 1944 at age 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/18/religious-offerings-multifaith-council-presents-annual-peace-lecture/stories/20260618002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/18/religious-offerings-multifaith-council-presents-annual-peace-lecture/stories/20260618002#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:58:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/18/religious-offerings-multifaith-council-presents-annual-peace-lecture/stories/20260618002 ■ The MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio presents on Monday its annual Woody Trautman Lecture, Peace: Memory, Truth, and the Work of Community. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/us-interested-polish-offer-permanent-us-military-base/stories/20260617132 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/us-interested-polish-offer-permanent-us-military-base/stories/20260617132#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:40:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/us-interested-polish-offer-permanent-us-military-base/stories/20260617132 WARSAW, Poland — A senior Polish defense official said Wednesday that the United States has expressed interest in potentially establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. Gen. Wieslaw Kukula, the Polish armed forces chief of staff, right, and Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk, left, discuss strengthening security of Poland's border in 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/severe-thunderstorm-outbreak-target-midwest-intense-tornadoes-possible/stories/20260617124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/severe-thunderstorm-outbreak-target-midwest-intense-tornadoes-possible/stories/20260617124#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:23:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/severe-thunderstorm-outbreak-target-midwest-intense-tornadoes-possible/stories/20260617124 An unusually strong storm for June is off to the races in the Midwest as a likely severe thunderstorm outbreak gets underway, with the potential for intense, long-lived tornadoes, large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts. Individual storms expected to merge into cohesive lines from eastern Kansas first and eventually expand to western Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/senior-u-s-officials-dictate-memorandum-iran-journalists/stories/20260617113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/senior-u-s-officials-dictate-memorandum-iran-journalists/stories/20260617113#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:06:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/17/senior-u-s-officials-dictate-memorandum-iran-journalists/stories/20260617113 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Senior U.S. officials dictated the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists Wednesday after days of secrecy, and Iran suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian. A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon June 16. A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 15. People walk along Tajrish square in northern Tehran June 15. Rescue workers inspect a damaged ambulance belonging to Hezbollah's health unit that was hit in a previous Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Souaneh, Lebanon June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/rex-heuermann-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-york-s-gilgo-beach-serial/stories/20260617104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/rex-heuermann-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-york-s-gilgo-beach-serial/stories/20260617104#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:44:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/17/rex-heuermann-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-york-s-gilgo-beach-serial/stories/20260617104 RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison. He told them: “I am responsible” for the crimes. Rex Heuermann appears in Judge Timothy Mazzei's courtroom at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., for a status conference, Feb. 25, 2025. Members of a sex-workers rights group, hug each other while waiting in line to enter the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex ahead of a court sentencing for convicted murderer, Rex Heuermann June 17 in Suffolk County, New York. Natile Dilea, a member of a sex-workers rights group, stands in line to enter the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex ahead of a court sentencing for convicted murderer, Rex Heuermann June 17 in Suffolk County, New York. Defense Attorney for convicted murderer Rex Heuermann, Michael J. Brown, arrives to the the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex ahead Heuermann's court sentencing June 17n Suffolk County, New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/16/fbi-disrupts-planned-attack-white-house-ufc-cage-fighting-show/stories/20260616107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/16/fbi-disrupts-planned-attack-white-house-ufc-cage-fighting-show/stories/20260616107#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:03:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/16/fbi-disrupts-planned-attack-white-house-ufc-cage-fighting-show/stories/20260616107 WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. Security at the White House looks through a pair of binoculars during the UFC Fan Fest on the White House Ellipse ahead of Sunday's fight on the South Lawn on June 13 in Washington. Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14. FBI director Kash Patel watches with Alexis Wilkins at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/g7-allies-scramble-to-put-ukraine-back-atop-trump-s-agenda-as-war-drags-on/stories/20260616094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/g7-allies-scramble-to-put-ukraine-back-atop-trump-s-agenda-as-war-drags-on/stories/20260616094#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:03:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/g7-allies-scramble-to-put-ukraine-back-atop-trump-s-agenda-as-war-drags-on/stories/20260616094 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Trump and fellow leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies moved Tuesday to put the war in Ukraine back on top of their agenda, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. From left, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France on June 16. U.S. President Donald Trump, right, holds up a jersey with the number 47 on it as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz look on during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France June 16, https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon/stories/20260616095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon/stories/20260616095#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:01:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/16/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon/stories/20260616095 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war. A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/15/8-people-presumed-dead-b-52-bomber-crashes-us-air-force-base-california/stories/20260615086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/15/8-people-presumed-dead-b-52-bomber-crashes-us-air-force-base-california/stories/20260615086#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:32:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/15/8-people-presumed-dead-b-52-bomber-crashes-us-air-force-base-california/stories/20260615086 LOS ANGELES — Eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert are believed to be dead, according to the Air Force. This image taken from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash on June 15 near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/trump-g7-summit-looking-deal-iran-war/stories/20260615082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/trump-g7-summit-looking-deal-iran-war/stories/20260615082#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:33:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/trump-g7-summit-looking-deal-iran-war/stories/20260615082 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — President Trump started his visit to the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Monday by declaring his agreement aimed at ending the U.S. war with Iran is a potential breakthrough for global security and a chance for the U.S. to finally turn the page in its relationship with longtime adversary Iran. President Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit June 15 in Evian-les-Bains, France. President Donald Trump arrives for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 15. President Trump arrives for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 15. President Trump disembarks Air Force One at Geneva Airport, ahead of the G7 Summit in France, on June 15 in Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/russian-barrage-ukraine-kills-11-damages-cathedral/stories/20260615083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/russian-barrage-ukraine-kills-11-damages-cathedral/stories/20260615083#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:32:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/russian-barrage-ukraine-kills-11-damages-cathedral/stories/20260615083 KYIV, Ukraine — A cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks in Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set ablaze early Monday as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s biggest cities, killing 11 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. Accompanied by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, center left, President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, inspects the damage caused by a Russian drone strike at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city marketplace following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. A missile fragment lies on the street following Russia's air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. An explosion of a Russian drone is seen on the horizon in front of the Ukrainian Motherland Monument during an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/15/pews-peace-historic-bryan-church-buddhist-center/stories/20260612079 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/15/pews-peace-historic-bryan-church-buddhist-center/stories/20260612079#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:35:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/15/pews-peace-historic-bryan-church-buddhist-center/stories/20260612079 BRYAN — In a former Methodist church that later served a Baptist congregation and was, for a time, a restaurant and brewery, a new Buddhist chapter is beginning. What once was a Methodist church, originally built in 1895, was repurposed as a bar and restaurant by John Trippy, and in its most recent restoration, an interfaith center, the Loving Kindness Meditation Center, in Bryan on June 11. Bhante Mananahene Pannasara holds his hands together while he talks about what Buddhism means to him inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. Bhante Thalangama Devananda and Bhante Mananahene Pannasara say a prayer chant during a mediation session inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. John Trippy recites The Three Refugees during a mediation session the inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. A Buddha sits on the ledge of a stained-glass window inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center, an interfaith center in Bryan on June 11. Stained-glass windows are seen inside what once was a Methodist church, originally built in 1895 and now restored and repurposed as the Loving Kindness Meditation Center, an interfaith center, in Bryan on June 11. John Trippy prays in front of stained-glass windows inside what once was a Methodist church, originally built in 1895 and now restored and repurposed as the Loving Kindness Meditation Center, an interfaith center, in Bryan on June 11. Bhante Thalangama Devananda prays during a mediation session inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. John Trippy smiles while listening to Bhante Thalangama Devananda talk inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. Bhante Thalangama Devananda waits behind the rows of pews before beginning a meditation session inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. “All Welcome” is displayed on the door to Loving Kindness Meditation Center, an interfaith center in Bryan on June 11. A Buddha sculpture outside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. Pews and a newly added Buddha statue are seen inside what once was a Methodist church, originally built in 1895 and now restored and repurposed as the Loving Kindness Meditation Center, an interfaith center, in Bryan on June 11. Bhante Mananahene Pannasara sets up a live video camera before beginning a meditation session inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. Stained-glass windows are seen inside what once was a Methodist church, originally built in 1895 and now restored and repurposed as the Loving Kindness Meditation Center, an interfaith center, in Bryan on June 11. Bhante Mananahene Pannasara talks about what Buddhism means to him inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. A photo of Bhante Thalangama Devananda and John Trippy is displayed on the wall inside of Loving Kindness Meditation Center in Bryan on June 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/iran-and-u-s-reach-a-tentative-deal-to-end-war-as-israel-rules-out-withdrawing/stories/20260615057 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/iran-and-u-s-reach-a-tentative-deal-to-end-war-as-israel-rules-out-withdrawing/stories/20260615057#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:26:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/15/iran-and-u-s-reach-a-tentative-deal-to-end-war-as-israel-rules-out-withdrawing/stories/20260615057 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky cease-fire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon. Displaced people pack their belongings as they prepare to return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 15. A rescue worker checks an apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, June 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/14/trump-says-deal-reached-iran-authorized-naval-blockade-hormuz/stories/20260614122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/14/trump-says-deal-reached-iran-authorized-naval-blockade-hormuz/stories/20260614122#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:50:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/14/trump-says-deal-reached-iran-authorized-naval-blockade-hormuz/stories/20260614122 ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end their war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the Gulf region and global economy more than three months since fighting began. A woman waves an Iranian flags as she chants slogans against Iran and U.S. talks at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran. Members of the Lebanese Army Intelligence stand guard in front of an apartment that was struck in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 14. Pedestrians walk past a poster showing the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini on a sidewalk at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran on June 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/14/12-dead-crash-plane-skydiving-outing-missouri/stories/20260614120 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/14/12-dead-crash-plane-skydiving-outing-missouri/stories/20260614120#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:13:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/14/12-dead-crash-plane-skydiving-outing-missouri/stories/20260614120 BUTLER, Mo. — A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers planning to spend a sunny afternoon skydiving crashed Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities said. Emergency vehicles parked outside the Butler Memorial Airport after a plane crash in Butler, Mo. Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson speaks at a press conference about the plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport, in Butler, Mo. on June 14. This video frame grab provided by KMBC-TV shows an aerial view of the crash scene near the Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Mo. on June 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/06/14/powerful-drug-fuels-opioid-crises-ohioans-scramble-save-lives/stories/20260602118 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/06/14/powerful-drug-fuels-opioid-crises-ohioans-scramble-save-lives/stories/20260602118#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:34:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/06/14/powerful-drug-fuels-opioid-crises-ohioans-scramble-save-lives/stories/20260602118 Matt Bell was not surprised to hear about the appearance of medetomidine, a potent veterinary tranquilizer also known as “rhino tranq,” in northwest Ohio’s illicit drug supply. Angelic King, a registered nurse, prepares a kit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. Mahjida Berryman, supervisor of injury prevention, shows a medetomidine testing strip kit in the mobile unit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. Naloxone is seen in a vending machine at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. A NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) van outside of St. Lucas Lutheran Church on a Tuesday distributes clean syringes, test strips, wound care kits, and other items to intravenous drug users. NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) hands out medetomidine information flyers aim to educate drug users about its presence and possible withdrawal symptoms Mahjida Berryman, supervisor of injury prevention, opens the mobile unit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. Stickers in the mobile unit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) are used by the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. Testing strips in the mobile unit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. A medetomidine testing strip will be used by the mobile unit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. A positive medetomidine test, indicated by a single line on the test strip, was conducted in Columbus by Tonja Catron, executive director of the SOAR Initiative. Mahjida Berryman, supervisor of injury prevention, shows a medetomidine testing strip in the mobile unit at NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) is located at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/14/early-results-show-swiss-voters-reject-right-wing-bid-cap-population/stories/20260614109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/14/early-results-show-swiss-voters-reject-right-wing-bid-cap-population/stories/20260614109#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:16:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/14/early-results-show-swiss-voters-reject-right-wing-bid-cap-population/stories/20260614109 GENEVA — Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million. Early results showed Swiss voters were leaning against it. A poster reading "Isolate ourselves from Europe? Certainly not now! - No to the SVP/UDC Chaos initiative" featuring images of President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, urging people to vote against the Swiss People's Party (SVP) referendum titled "No to a Switzerland with 10 million inhabitants" photographed in Lausanne, on May 27.(Laurent https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/14/trump-tried-to-block-state-ai-regulations-but-some-states-are-forging-ahead/stories/20260614108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/14/trump-tried-to-block-state-ai-regulations-but-some-states-are-forging-ahead/stories/20260614108#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:08:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/14/trump-tried-to-block-state-ai-regulations-but-some-states-are-forging-ahead/stories/20260614108 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Six months after President Donald Trump warned states not to regulate artificial intelligence, they are increasingly doing just that. Flanked by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, second right, and White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks, President Donald Trump displays his signed AI initiative in the Oval Office of the White House, Dec. 11 in Washington. A ChapGPT logo is seen in West Chester, Pa., in 2023.