http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:08 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/07/ewg-sunscreen-report-finds-both-safety-improvements/stories/20260526101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/07/ewg-sunscreen-report-finds-both-safety-improvements/stories/20260526101#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/07/ewg-sunscreen-report-finds-both-safety-improvements/stories/20260526101 Properly selecting sunscreen depends on more than just ingredient lists and SPF numbers, local experts say. Pharmacist Prak Naik discusses sunscreens in the Drug Store of Perrysburg on May 29 in Perrysburg. Mr. Naik says it is important have different sunscreens for the face and body, and to vigilant about re-application. Pharmacist Prak Naik discusses sunscreens in the Drug Store of Perrysburg on May 29 in Perrysburg. Pharmacist Prak Naik discusses sunscreens in the Drug Store of Perrysburg on May 29 in Perrysburg. Pharmacist Prak Naik discusses sunscreens in the Drug Store of Perrysburg on May 29 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/07/aaron-grizaniuk-obituary/stories/20260607038 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/07/aaron-grizaniuk-obituary/stories/20260607038#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/07/aaron-grizaniuk-obituary/stories/20260607038 Aaron Grizaniuk, a longtime brewer known in the community for his kindness, loyalty, and being a generous “teddy bear,” died at ProMedica Toledo Hospital on Monday. He was 47. Aaron Grizaniuk (1978 - 2026) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/07/ohio-foundation-works-to-decrease-childhood-asthma-raise-awareness/stories/20260503139 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/07/ohio-foundation-works-to-decrease-childhood-asthma-raise-awareness/stories/20260503139#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/06/07/ohio-foundation-works-to-decrease-childhood-asthma-raise-awareness/stories/20260503139 When their son died of complications from asthma, Glenn and Mary Wiley wanted to make sure families and schools were equipped with information that could save another person’s life. The first ever back-to-school backpack pilot in Ohio successfully distributed 400 backpacks to school-aged youth for the 2025 school year via the American Lung Association. Glenn, Reid, Mary, and Erin Wiley in an undated photo. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/06/world-cup-fans-hour-security-boston-stadium/stories/20260606095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/06/world-cup-fans-hour-security-boston-stadium/stories/20260606095#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:25:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/06/world-cup-fans-hour-security-boston-stadium/stories/20260606095 BOSTON, Mass. —  It could take fans over an hour to go through security for the FIFA World Cup matches at Boston Stadium, according to Foxboro Police Chief Michael Grace. Brian Bilello, Boston 2026 World Cup bid chair and president of the New England Revolution soccer team, faces reporters during a news conference in 2018 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted Wednesday for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/06/world-cup-poses-unprecedented-security-challenge/stories/20260606090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/06/world-cup-poses-unprecedented-security-challenge/stories/20260606090#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:55:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/06/world-cup-poses-unprecedented-security-challenge/stories/20260606090 NEW YORK  — The World Cup, a 48-team, 104-match behemoth kicking off next week across 16 cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, presents an unprecedented security challenge, with more countries, games and a larger footprint than ever before. FBI Special Agent in Charge Amit Kachhia-Patel, Mission Services Division, walks through a portion of the agency's Joint Operations Center in New York on June 4 ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. Rows of desks fill the FBI's Joint Operations Center in New York on June 4 ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House FIFA World Cup task force, speaks at a news briefing about World Cup security on June 4 in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) FBI Special Agent in Charge Amit Kachhia-Patel, Mission Services Division, is interviewed in the agency's Joint Operations Center, in New York on June 4 ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/05/lebanese-leaders-lash-out-iran-say-country-should-not-be-used-bargaining/stories/20260605117 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/05/lebanese-leaders-lash-out-iran-say-country-should-not-be-used-bargaining/stories/20260605117#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:31:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/05/lebanese-leaders-lash-out-iran-say-country-should-not-be-used-bargaining/stories/20260605117 DIBBINE, Lebanon — Lebanon’s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a “bargaining chip” in its talks with Washington. A bulldozer for the Spanish U.N peacekeeper opens a road in front of a house that was destroyed in the recent clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops in Dibbine village, southeast Lebanon on June 5. Lebanese soldiers deploy at a road in front of destroyed houses in Dibbine village, southeast Lebanon. A Lebanese soldier gestures in front of a Spanish U.N peacekeeper vehicle Dibbine village, southeast Lebanon. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/05/senate-oks-70b-immigration-bill-after-rejecting-efforts-ban-trump-settlement/stories/20260605112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/05/senate-oks-70b-immigration-bill-after-rejecting-efforts-ban-trump-settlement/stories/20260605112#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:12:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/05/senate-oks-70b-immigration-bill-after-rejecting-efforts-ban-trump-settlement/stories/20260605112 WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses for questions from reporters before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks to the chamber during votes on the immigration enforcement funding package. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Committee. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/tyco-agrees-10-million-settlement-wisconsin-pfas-water-contamination/stories/20260604120 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/tyco-agrees-10-million-settlement-wisconsin-pfas-water-contamination/stories/20260604120#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:18:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/tyco-agrees-10-million-settlement-wisconsin-pfas-water-contamination/stories/20260604120 MADISON, Wis. — The manufacturer of a firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeastern Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state, the governor and attorney general announced on Thursday. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Feb. 17 in Madison, Wis. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:26:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140 WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The U.S. Capitol is showcased on June 3 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-trump-1-8b-settlement-fund/stories/20260604125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-trump-1-8b-settlement-fund/stories/20260604125#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:05:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-trump-1-8b-settlement-fund/stories/20260604125 WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans cleared the first hurdle on Thursday as they are struggling to pass legislation to fund President Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, narrowly beating back a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating a $1.776 billion settlement fund for payouts to allies who claim they were persecuted by the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) pauses for questions from reporters before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package June 4 at the Capitol in Washington. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) heads to the chamber before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package June 4 at the Capitol in Washington. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on the Fiscal 2027 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on June 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:06:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124 BEIRUT — Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war. An Israeli flag hangs on a destroyed building in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Smoke rises near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on June 4. Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/04/robert-bob-mccloskey-1945-2026-longtime-toledo-city-councilman-loved-east-toledo/stories/20260602124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/04/robert-bob-mccloskey-1945-2026-longtime-toledo-city-councilman-loved-east-toledo/stories/20260602124#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:19:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/04/robert-bob-mccloskey-1945-2026-longtime-toledo-city-councilman-loved-east-toledo/stories/20260602124 Robert “Bob” McCloskey, a Libbey-Owens-Ford union representative turned longtime member of Toledo City Council, died Friday at Heritage Village of Waterville. He was 80. Bob-McCloskey https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/04/religious-offerings-annual-picnic-to-foster-unity/stories/20260604002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/04/religious-offerings-annual-picnic-to-foster-unity/stories/20260604002#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:04:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/04/religious-offerings-annual-picnic-to-foster-unity/stories/20260604002 The Baha'is of Sylvania are hosting their annual Race Amity Day picnic and festival on June 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-israel-complicating-peace/stories/20260603102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-israel-complicating-peace/stories/20260603102#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:01:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-israel-complicating-peace/stories/20260603102 BEIRUT — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran. President Donald Trump, left, and Kevin Warsh arrive at a swearing-in ceremony for Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the East Room of the White House on May 22 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:52:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile cease-fire. People gather on paddleboards in shallow water as cargo and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 1. A woman holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-government gathering at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, on May 30. People swim on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qlaileh village, seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on June 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-housing-regulator-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence/stories/20260602121 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-housing-regulator-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence/stories/20260602121#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:01:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-housing-regulator-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence/stories/20260602121 WASHINGTON — President Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director of national intelligence — elevating a real estate scion with no clear national security credentials to a key post as the United States remains at war with Iran. Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House on Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House on Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025, in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:15:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday. Olga Mudra, 35, and her daughter Natalia, 6, walk in the yard of their house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. A woman carries a baby near a residential house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. People react as they look at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. A man clears debris in his apartment building damaged after a Russian missile strike that hit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. An injured Olena Dniprovska sits in the yard of her house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:57:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a cease-fire in the war with the U.S. and Israel, two semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday, as tensions flared in Israel's separate but related fight against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon. People carry packages at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, June 1. A woman walks at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1. Men sit at the gate of a mosque at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, June 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-reconsidering-1-8b-fund-source-says-as-justice-department-temporarily-paus/stories/20260602100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-reconsidering-1-8b-fund-source-says-as-justice-department-temporarily-paus/stories/20260602100#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:32:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/02/trump-reconsidering-1-8b-fund-source-says-as-justice-department-temporarily-paus/stories/20260602100 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justice Department also said it would temporarily pause the program's implementation in compliance with a court order. Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump are pictured at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:29:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the United States says it shot down. Cargo ships and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as a person stands in shallow water, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 31. Cargo and service vessels line the horizon as people ride a motorcycle along the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 31. People paddle along the shoreline as cargo ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 1. A small boat moves along the shoreline where an a cargo vessel, tugboat and industrial barge are all anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 1.