http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:01:18 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/trump-announces-deal-hamas-disarm-gaza-hurdles-remain/stories/20260730122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/trump-announces-deal-hamas-disarm-gaza-hurdles-remain/stories/20260730122#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:23:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/trump-announces-deal-hamas-disarm-gaza-hurdles-remain/stories/20260730122 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory. Neither Hamas nor Israel gave immediate indication that they had agreed. Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/cyberattacksminnesota-water-systems-investigated-iranian-hackers/stories/20260730113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/cyberattacksminnesota-water-systems-investigated-iranian-hackers/stories/20260730113#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:59:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/cyberattacksminnesota-water-systems-investigated-iranian-hackers/stories/20260730113 Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems. A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said. A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said. A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's, earlier this week, state officials said. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/trump-floats-pulling-blanche-nomination-attorney-general-avoid-gop-demands/stories/20260730108 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/trump-floats-pulling-blanche-nomination-attorney-general-avoid-gop-demands/stories/20260730108#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:52:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/30/trump-floats-pulling-blanche-nomination-attorney-general-avoid-gop-demands/stories/20260730108 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans' demands over a sweeping tax audit immunity deal benefiting the president and members of his family. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., arrives for a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on July 30 in Washington. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, arrives for a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on July 30 in Washington. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., arrives for a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on July 30 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/30/new-cyclosporiasis-cases-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260730104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/30/new-cyclosporiasis-cases-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260730104#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:13:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/30/new-cyclosporiasis-cases-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260730104 Lucas County has reported 1,194 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 2,926 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 11 since Wednesday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Brandon Palinski, director of innovation, quality and informatics at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, shows a photo of the cyclospora parasite at the health department in Toledo on July 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/an-iranian-strike-has-hit-a-chinese-firm-s-building-killing-1-hours-after-jordan-downs-missiles/stories/20260730088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/an-iranian-strike-has-hit-a-chinese-firm-s-building-killing-1-hours-after-jordan-downs-missiles/stories/20260730088#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:32:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/30/an-iranian-strike-has-hit-a-chinese-firm-s-building-killing-1-hours-after-jordan-downs-missiles/stories/20260730088 CAIRO — The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran July 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/30/mary-alice-powell-1928-2026-the-blade-s-first-food-editor/stories/20260730086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/30/mary-alice-powell-1928-2026-the-blade-s-first-food-editor/stories/20260730086#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:13:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/07/30/mary-alice-powell-1928-2026-the-blade-s-first-food-editor/stories/20260730086 Mary Alice Powell, The Blade’s first food editor, who contributed to the Toledo paper for 73 years, guiding home cooks and restaurant diners alike, died Thursday in her Grand Rapids, Ohio, home. She was 98. Mary Alice Powell Mary Alice Powell in her Grand Rapids home in 2017. Mary Alice Powell in her Grand Rapids home in 2017. Blade food editor Maddie Coppel and retired Blade food editor Mary Alice Powell with their White Velvet Cutout Cookies and Fruit Cake Cookies. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/30/religious-offerings-nami-offers-faith-mental-health/stories/20260730002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/30/religious-offerings-nami-offers-faith-mental-health/stories/20260730002#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:43:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/07/30/religious-offerings-nami-offers-faith-mental-health/stories/20260730002 ■ NAMI Greater Toledo is hosting a free conference as part of a nationwide initiative exploring the intersection of faith and mental health. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/29/us-bans-foreign-made-humanoid-robots-targeting-china-national-security/stories/20260729122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/29/us-bans-foreign-made-humanoid-robots-targeting-china-national-security/stories/20260729122#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:53:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/29/us-bans-foreign-made-humanoid-robots-targeting-china-national-security/stories/20260729122 HONG KONG — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism. A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17. A variety of robots are displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17. A humanoid robot waves Chinese national flags at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/fastest-growing-ebola-outbreak-worsening-hunger-eastern-congo/stories/20260729113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/fastest-growing-ebola-outbreak-worsening-hunger-eastern-congo/stories/20260729113#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:03:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/fastest-growing-ebola-outbreak-worsening-hunger-eastern-congo/stories/20260729113 BUNIA, Congo — The fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo, a region engulfed in conflicts and a fight over precious minerals, the head of the U.N. food agency warned on Wednesday. Carl Skau, acting executive director of the World Food Programme, pepares a container of food at the Rwampara Ebola treatment center in Ituri, eastern Congo, on July 29. A woman collects a food donation from the World Food Programme at the Rwampara Ebola treatment center in Ituri, eastern Congo, on July 29. Carl Skau, acting executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), second from right, meets with frontline workers and WFP staff at the Rwampara Ebola treatment center in Ituri, eastern Congo, on July 29. A woman collects a food donation from the World Food Programme at the Rwampara Ebola treatment center in Ituri, eastern Congo, on July 29. Carl Skau, acting executive director of the World Food Programme, holds up his shoe during a disinfection process at the Rwampara Ebola treatment center in Ituri, eastern Congo, on July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/29/fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-and-declines-to-testify-in-republican-led-covid-19-senate-hearing/stories/20260729085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/29/fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-and-declines-to-testify-in-republican-led-covid-19-senate-hearing/stories/20260729085#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:33:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/29/fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-and-declines-to-testify-in-republican-led-covid-19-senate-hearing/stories/20260729085 WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol July 29 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/lucas-county-sees-10-new-cases-of-cyclosporiasis-while-michigan-surpasses-10-000/stories/20260729095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/lucas-county-sees-10-new-cases-of-cyclosporiasis-while-michigan-surpasses-10-000/stories/20260729095#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:20:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/lucas-county-sees-10-new-cases-of-cyclosporiasis-while-michigan-surpasses-10-000/stories/20260729095 Lucas County has reported 1,183 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 2,856 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 71 since Tuesday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Cyclospora, the microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, spreads when people consume water or food, especially fresh fruit, contaminated with feces harboring the parasite. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/29/iran-resumes-missile-attacks-as-us-and-saudis-strike-tehran-backed-militias-in-iraq/stories/20260729087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/29/iran-resumes-missile-attacks-as-us-and-saudis-strike-tehran-backed-militias-in-iraq/stories/20260729087#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:41:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/29/iran-resumes-missile-attacks-as-us-and-saudis-strike-tehran-backed-militias-in-iraq/stories/20260729087 BAGHDAD — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it launched strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran's attack on American forces in the Middle East. The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. A damaged vehicle at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, on July 29. Iraqis inspect damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, on July 29. Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, on July 29. Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, on July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/when-cancer-drugs-stop-working-utoledo-team-searches-answers/stories/20260727015 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/when-cancer-drugs-stop-working-utoledo-team-searches-answers/stories/20260727015#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/29/when-cancer-drugs-stop-working-utoledo-team-searches-answers/stories/20260727015 While battling cancer herself, Linda Erbland sat in support groups listening to women with triple-negative breast cancer describe treatments that had stopped working. Linda Erbland, a two-time cancer survivor who endured a life-threatening reaction to chemotherapy, stands inside the Victory Center in Toledo on July 27. Linda Erbland, a two-time cancer survivor who endured a life-threatening reaction to chemotherapy, talks about her experience at the Victory Center in Toledo on July 27. Dr. Yong "Kevin" Jiang, an associate professor in the University of Toledo department of cell and cancer biology and a member of UT’s Northwest Ohio Cancer Research Institute, is studying how to thwart a protein that reduces the effectiveness of chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer. Genevieve Schwarz, a third-year predoctoral research assistant studying cell and cancer biology, works in a research lab with Dr. Yong "Kevin" Jiang, an associate professor in the department of cell and cancer biology and a member of UT’s Northwest Ohio Cancer Research Institute. Linda Erbland, a two-time cancer survivor who endured a life-threatening reaction to chemotherapy, sits inside the Victory Center in Toledo on July 27. Linda Erbland, a two-time cancer survivor who endured a life-threatening reaction to chemotherapy, sits inside the Victory Center in Toledo on July 27. Linda Erbland, a two-time cancer survivor who endured a life-threatening reaction to chemotherapy, talks about her experience at the Victory Center in Toledo on July 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/netanyahu-praises-first-meeting-trump-since-launching-iran-war/stories/20260728115 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/netanyahu-praises-first-meeting-trump-since-launching-iran-war/stories/20260728115#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:44:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/netanyahu-praises-first-meeting-trump-since-launching-iran-war/stories/20260728115 WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an “excellent” meeting with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sitdown since launching a joint war against Iran that offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship. President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, attend the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham on July 28 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. Young men ride motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water and commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on July 27. A Lebanese military vehicle drives past homes damaged during the war in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, on July 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/28/96-new-cyclosporiasis-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260728109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/28/96-new-cyclosporiasis-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260728109#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:03:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/07/28/96-new-cyclosporiasis-reported-northwest-ohio/stories/20260728109 Lucas County has reported 1,173 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 2,785 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 96 cases since Monday, according to figures from the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. This undated photo taken through a microscope 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/2026/07/28/zelensky-will-visit-trump-at-the-white-house-before-sen-graham-s-funeral/stories/20260728083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/zelensky-will-visit-trump-at-the-white-house-before-sen-graham-s-funeral/stories/20260728083#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:18:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/zelensky-will-visit-trump-at-the-white-house-before-sen-graham-s-funeral/stories/20260728083 WASHINGTON — President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways for Ukraine to produce its own powerful weapons and “other ideas that could help” in its ongoing war against Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 8. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. in Kyiv, Ukraine July 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/lindsey-graham-eulogized-as-an-american-original-at-services-drawing-world-leaders-in-washington/stories/20260728089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/lindsey-graham-eulogized-as-an-american-original-at-services-drawing-world-leaders-in-washington/stories/20260728089#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:22:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/lindsey-graham-eulogized-as-an-american-original-at-services-drawing-world-leaders-in-washington/stories/20260728089 WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Congressional tribute to late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington. An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington. The flag-draped casket of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sits in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington. A guest looks at the program during the service for Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, July 28 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/bryan-kohberger-asks-to-withdraw-his-guilty-plea-in-the-university-of-idaho-murders-case/stories/20260728086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/bryan-kohberger-asks-to-withdraw-his-guilty-plea-in-the-university-of-idaho-murders-case/stories/20260728086#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:26:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/bryan-kohberger-asks-to-withdraw-his-guilty-plea-in-the-university-of-idaho-murders-case/stories/20260728086 BOISE, Idaho — The man convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students is asking a court to let him withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial, saying his attorneys manipulated him into making the deal by promising him better prison conditions and scaring him about the quality of life on death row. Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/joe-biden-interviews-with-memoir-ghostwriter-reveal-him-discussing-sensitive-information/stories/20260728084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/joe-biden-interviews-with-memoir-ghostwriter-reveal-him-discussing-sensitive-information/stories/20260728084#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:19:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/07/28/joe-biden-interviews-with-memoir-ghostwriter-reveal-him-discussing-sensitive-information/stories/20260728084 Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020. President Joe Biden speaks during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/27/mediators-see-progress-in-efforts-to-halt-iran-war-as-drone-attacks-rattle-region/stories/20260727062 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/27/mediators-see-progress-in-efforts-to-halt-iran-war-as-drone-attacks-rattle-region/stories/20260727062#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/07/27/mediators-see-progress-in-efforts-to-halt-iran-war-as-drone-attacks-rattle-region/stories/20260727062 CAIRO — Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions. Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27. A man walks past anti-U.S. graffiti on the wall of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, July 27. Young men ride motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water and commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27.