Новости за 16.01.2017

Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” has died. He was 82.

ATLANTA — Calls for a renewed pursuit of justice to be achieved by working together rang out from Ebenezer Baptist Church during a commemorative service to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in the very Atlanta neighborhood where the slain civil rights icon was born, preached, and is buried.

A Toledo man was arrested and accused of communicating a false shooting threat to a Toledo church, authorities said.

Authorities have identified the four victims of a fatal weekend fire in South Toledo.

1. New technology draws in crowds at auto show

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman said today it accepted 10 detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close.

DOYLESTOWN, Ohio — Authorities say a woman walking her dog found a body in a wooded area in northeast Ohio.

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court ruled today against the government’s decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia — a landmark verdict likely to deepen tensions with the kingdom and embarrass President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A Turkish cargo plane crashed today in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 37 people on the ground and in the plane, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

NEW YORK — His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Investigators in the United Arab Emirates are looking into what caused a hot-air balloon to abruptly drop from the sky, injuring six tourists onboard.

There is no print edition of The Blade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For the latest in news, sports and weather, check back here, or go to eblade.toledoblade.com on your computer or tablet for an electronic edition of Monday's newspaper.

COLUMBUS — There is no need for a defibrillator at Value City Arena just yet.

ANN ARBOR — The record isn’t great.

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OAKLAND — When the Warriors traveled to Cleveland in January 2016 after winning the 2015 NBA title by beating the Cavs, Stephen Curry had so many fond memories there he mentioned the chance of champagne smells lingering in the visiting locker room all those months later.

LOS ANGELES — Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons knew their Los Angeles-based team owner, Tom Gores, would be watching when they visited Staples Center.

CINCINNATI GLEN ESTE 42, WHITMER 36

In a stunning announcement to the Toledo area, The Andersons Inc. said on Sunday that it would close its two local general stores and two stores in Columbus in the spring, ending jobs for 1,050 employees.

Marshall Gill wants to see Waterville’s downtown revitalized, and thinks he has a plan to do it.

A descendant of the Ringling family that launched “The Greatest Show on Earth” says the demise of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus won’t mean the end of the circus tradition in America.

Today is a federal holiday, commemorating the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

WAUKESHA, Wis. — This city has become the battleground for one of North America’s fiercest water wars, one that is taking the Great Lakes region into more uncharted legal territory in 2017.

Monday

Toledo-area drivers and most businesses may have welcomed a mild winter last year, but it bit into the amount of cargo moving through the city’s port.