http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 29 May 2026 04:03:05 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/us-iranian-negotiators-reach-tentative-deal-textend-ceasefire-nuclear-talks/stories/20260528112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/us-iranian-negotiators-reach-tentative-deal-textend-ceasefire-nuclear-talks/stories/20260528112#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 20:25:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/us-iranian-negotiators-reach-tentative-deal-textend-ceasefire-nuclear-talks/stories/20260528112 WASHINGTON — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the cease-fire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2. A woman rides a bicycle as others cross a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/abc-stations-call-fcc-early-call-license-renewal-unconstitutional/stories/20260528125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/abc-stations-call-fcc-early-call-license-renewal-unconstitutional/stories/20260528125#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 23:06:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/abc-stations-call-fcc-early-call-license-renewal-unconstitutional/stories/20260528125 WASHINGTON — Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses as a dispute between the network and the Trump-controlled agency intensifies. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas on March 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 00:34:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70 percent of Gaza’s territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70 percent of Gaza’s territory. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/28/researchers-uncover-horse-tranquilizers-dangerous-fungi-in-local-street-drug/stories/20260526102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/28/researchers-uncover-horse-tranquilizers-dangerous-fungi-in-local-street-drug/stories/20260526102#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 17:09:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/28/researchers-uncover-horse-tranquilizers-dangerous-fungi-in-local-street-drug/stories/20260526102 BOWLING GREEN — Dangerous fungal pathogens, soil-based bacteria, and horse tranquilizers were among the things scientists at Bowling Green State University discovered in used needles from a local syringe service program. Bowling Green State University researchers Michael Fyfe, left, Nara Souza, and Hans Wildschutte found dangerous fungal pathogens, soil-based bacteria, and horse tranquilizers in used needles from a local syringe service program. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/28/peace-by-piece-toledo-mennonites-to-celebrate-those-who-came-before/stories/20260528003 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/28/peace-by-piece-toledo-mennonites-to-celebrate-those-who-came-before/stories/20260528003#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/28/peace-by-piece-toledo-mennonites-to-celebrate-those-who-came-before/stories/20260528003 A handmade mosaic is intended to perfectly symbolize what a local congregation is all about. Laura Hoag works on the new mosaic at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. A congregant places a piece in the mosaic at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Laura Hoag uses a hammer to makes pieces for a mosaic during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Congregants 'pass the peace' during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Congregants place their mosaic pieces at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. A previous mosaic made by the congregation at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo. The cross at the front seen during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo. Pastor Joel Shenk gives the sermon during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Pastor Joel Shenk gives the sermon during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Laura Hoag follows he music in the hymnal during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo. Doug Schmucker, left, and other congregants sing during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Toledo Mennonite Church in 2004. Toby Hoover, founder of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, watches as Fred Martin, left, and his son Mike Martin cut up a shotgun that was owned by her first husband Dale Stone, during a Guns to Gardens event at the University Church in 2016. The event was organized by The University Church Community Garden, Toledo Mennonite Church and the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence. Mr. Stone was killed in a robbery in 1973. Mrs. Hoover donated the gun to be turned into garden tools. Joel Shenk, pastor at Toledo Mennonite Church, explains who Mennonites are during the last of the season for the Toledo Area Ministries' 2011 Summer Houses of Worship Tour. The Toledo Mennonites have been in Toledo for 65 years and in their new building for 15. They now are celebrating 80 years and 30 years respectively. Interior of the Toledo Mennonite Church on Nebraska Ave. Joel Shenk at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Girls sing during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Congregants clap and sing 'You Shall Go Out With Joy' to close the service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Patty Schmucker plays the piano during a service at Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo on May 24. Toledo Mennonite Church in Toledo https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-trump-order-to-create-federal-voter-list-and-limi/stories/20260528092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-trump-order-to-create-federal-voter-list-and-limi/stories/20260528092#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 13:58:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-trump-order-to-create-federal-voter-list-and-limi/stories/20260528092 A federal judge has declined to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order creating a federal voter list and limiting mail voting, clearing the way for potential sweeping changes in how American elections are run shortly before this year's midterm elections. A tray of mail-in ballots is seen at King County Elections headquarters on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/jill-biden-says-she-worried-joe-biden-was-having-a-stroke-during-2024-debate/stories/20260528088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/jill-biden-says-she-worried-joe-biden-was-having-a-stroke-during-2024-debate/stories/20260528088#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 12:51:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/28/jill-biden-says-she-worried-joe-biden-was-having-a-stroke-during-2024-debate/stories/20260528088 Former first lady Jill Biden says former President Joe Biden’s performance in his 2024 debate against Donald Trump “scared me to death,” and she worried her husband was having a stroke. In an interview with CBS, former first lady Jill Biden says she feared Joe Biden had stroke during the 2024 CNN Presidential debate against Donald Trump. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/28/religious-offerings-church-to-host-spring-market/stories/20260528002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/28/religious-offerings-church-to-host-spring-market/stories/20260528002#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 10:46:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/28/religious-offerings-church-to-host-spring-market/stories/20260528002 ■ Calvin United Church of Christ hosts Calvin’s Spring Pop & Shop Market on Saturday. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/us-years-replenish-stockpiles-advanced-weapons-iran-war-analysis/stories/20260527102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/us-years-replenish-stockpiles-advanced-weapons-iran-war-analysis/stories/20260527102#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 21:08:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/us-years-replenish-stockpiles-advanced-weapons-iran-war-analysis/stories/20260527102 WASHINGTON — U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an analysis released Wednesday, adding to concerns that American forces would have limited firepower in any future conflict with China. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense on May 12 in Washington. Acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine arrive to testify at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense on May 12 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/trump-iran-negotiating-midterm-elections-war-strategy/stories/20260527103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/trump-iran-negotiating-midterm-elections-war-strategy/stories/20260527103#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 21:08:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/trump-iran-negotiating-midterm-elections-war-strategy/stories/20260527103 WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November’s midterm elections won’t make him rush into a deal to end the nearly three-month-old conflict that’s spurred unease across the global economy. President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27 in Washington. President Trump, next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/coast-guard-looks-send-divers-new-bahamas-waters-search-lynette-hooker/stories/20260527120 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/coast-guard-looks-send-divers-new-bahamas-waters-search-lynette-hooker/stories/20260527120#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 01:46:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/coast-guard-looks-send-divers-new-bahamas-waters-search-lynette-hooker/stories/20260527120 The U.S. Coast Guard has asked Bahamian officials for permission to send divers to new locations in its search for Lynette Hooker after investigators found inconsistencies between her husband’s location data and his statements to investigators about where to search for his wife, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation told CNN. Lynette Hooker was last seen by her husband, who says she fell out of a dinghy, a small, open-top boat, while making their way back to their yacht "Soulmate" on April 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/ice-detainees-dying-suicide-alarming-rate-investigation-finds/stories/20260527101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/ice-detainees-dying-suicide-alarming-rate-investigation-finds/stories/20260527101#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 20:58:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/27/ice-detainees-dying-suicide-alarming-rate-investigation-finds/stories/20260527101 Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of the coronavirus. In this image from video provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee Brayan Rayo Garzon looks towards a surveillance camera in the Phelps County jail in Rolla, Mo., on April 7, 2025, shortly before he died by suicide. Adriana Garzon, mother of Brayan Rayo Garzon who died by suicide while in ICE custody in April 2025, stands next to a photo of Rayo that reads 'On earth, my warrior; in heaven, my angel' in Spanish in Garzon's home in St. Louis on May 1. Adriana Garzon, mother of Brayan Rayo Garzon who died by suicide while in ICE custody in April 2025, sits in front of a collection of family photos in St. Louis on May 1. This photo provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows a note written in Spanish by Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee Brayan Rayo Garzon asking for a phone call with his mother, while he was in the Phelps County jail in Rolla, Mo. A photo of Brayan Rayo Garzon who died by suicide while in ICE custody in April 2025, is displayed in his mother's apartment in St. Louis. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/05/27/democrats-raise-questions-on-proposed-voter-id-amendment/stories/20260527088 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/05/27/democrats-raise-questions-on-proposed-voter-id-amendment/stories/20260527088#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 20:12:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/05/27/democrats-raise-questions-on-proposed-voter-id-amendment/stories/20260527088 Toledo-area Democratic lawmakers are questioning a Republican-led initiative to get Ohio’s current voter ID laws enshrined into the state’s constitution. State Rep. Erika White (D., Springfield Township) questioned if the joint resolution was the starting point for other voting changes such as limiting the window for early voting or revoking mail-in ballots during a news conference Wednesday. State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo) held a news conference on Wednesday about identical joint resolutions introduced in the state Senate and House that aim to enshrine voter photo ID laws in the state's constitution. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/27/photo-gallery-eid-al-adha-prayer-service-at-masjid-of-al-islam/stories/20260527092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/27/photo-gallery-eid-al-adha-prayer-service-at-masjid-of-al-islam/stories/20260527092#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 17:17:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/05/27/photo-gallery-eid-al-adha-prayer-service-at-masjid-of-al-islam/stories/20260527092 Worshippers gathered during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service Wednesday at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. James Mann prays during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. Far right, Khadijah Bennett prays during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. Malcolme Muttaqee prays during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. Imam Ibrahim Rahim leads an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. Damon Brandy prays during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. Imam Ibrahim Rahim leads an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. At center, Justice McNeal prays during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. Salim Mahama, left, prays during an Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) prayer service May 27 at the Masjid of Al-Islam in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/26/cornyn-texas-senate-runoff-with-trump-backed-paxton/stories/20260526104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/26/cornyn-texas-senate-runoff-with-trump-backed-paxton/stories/20260526104#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 22:03:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/26/cornyn-texas-senate-runoff-with-trump-backed-paxton/stories/20260526104 PLANO, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to defeat an incumbent he saw as not sufficiently loyal. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens to State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, during a campaign event in Lubbock, Texas, on May 19. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, on May 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/26/south-carolina-senate-rejects-trumps-call-redraw-congressional-map/stories/20260526103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/26/south-carolina-senate-rejects-trumps-call-redraw-congressional-map/stories/20260526103#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 22:03:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/05/26/south-carolina-senate-rejects-trumps-call-redraw-congressional-map/stories/20260526103 COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Trump’s push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and a federal court blocked a Republican-backed map in Alabama. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., center, joined by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, stands with members of the Congressional Black Caucus during an event outside the Capitol in Washington on May 19. Republican South Carolina Sen. Richard Cash speaks during a session on redistricting May 26 in Columbia, S.C. Republican South Carolina Sen. Carlisle Kennedy, left, Democratic Sen. Ronnie Sabb, middle, and Republican Sen. Jeff Zell, right, watch a video during a session on redistricting May 26 in Columbia, S.C. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., stands with members of the Congressional Black Caucus during an event outside the Capitol in Washington on May 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/26/iran-condemns-us-strikes-show-bad-faith/stories/20260526105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/26/iran-condemns-us-strikes-show-bad-faith/stories/20260526105#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 21:59:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/26/iran-condemns-us-strikes-show-bad-faith/stories/20260526105 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Tuesday denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations pressed on toward a possible deal to end the war, and the Islamic Republic began restoring internet access after one of the longest nationwide shutdowns ever. Government supporters hold Iranian flags and pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on May 24. A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and paramilitary Basij forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/us-military-says-carried-out-self-defense-strikes/stories/20260525093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/us-military-says-carried-out-self-defense-strikes/stories/20260525093#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 00:46:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/us-military-says-carried-out-self-defense-strikes/stories/20260525093 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.” President Donald Trump waves upon returning to the White House following the 158th National Memorial Day Observance. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing on May 12 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/pope-calls-robust-regulation-ai-manifesto-ponders-future-humanity/stories/20260525090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/pope-calls-robust-regulation-ai-manifesto-ponders-future-humanity/stories/20260525090#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 22:35:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/pope-calls-robust-regulation-ai-manifesto-ponders-future-humanity/stories/20260525090 VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. Pope Leo XIV, left, greets Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah during the presentation of the Pope's first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican on May 25. Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican on May 25. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah speaks during the presentation of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican on May 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/rubios-visit-india-focuses-us-trade-tensions-quad-alliance-sightseeing/stories/20260525089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/rubios-visit-india-focuses-us-trade-tensions-quad-alliance-sightseeing/stories/20260525089#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 22:15:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/rubios-visit-india-focuses-us-trade-tensions-quad-alliance-sightseeing/stories/20260525089 NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on May 25. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane. U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and Ambassador to India Sergio Gor waits to join United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India on May 25.