Новости за 17.07.2017

COLUMBUS — Ohio voters will weigh in this fall on a ballot issue that would etch a victims’ bill of rights into the state constitution.

Sandusky native Matthew Hohler earned his master’s degree in public health from the University of Toledo in December. The next month, “I sold my car and went all in,” he said, on an entirely different project: Levanta Coffee.

Obamacare mixes insurance with welfare

COLUMBUS — The top-ranked high school tight end in the class of 2018 is headed to Ohio State.

COLUMBUS — One of Ohio's top basketball players in the class of 2018 is headed to Indiana over an offer from Ohio State.

City Council President Steven Steel is sponsoring a bill to set up buffer zones around Toledo’s only abortion clinic and other medical facilities. But by his own account, nothing would be illegal there that isn’t already unlawful. Instead of spending council’s time on redundant and potentially intimidating legislation, he should just ask the police department to station an officer at the abortion clinic — if even that is necessary.

I have assisted families with burying parents, spouses, siblings, and children of all ages, but a recent burial was different (July 11, “Sisters bury brother who died in 1942”).

Sen. Sherrod Brown (R., Ohio) visited a Toledo assisted living facility Monday morning to speak against Senate Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

A Cleveland businessman hoping to defeat Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2018 announced Monday that his campaign has raised nearly $700,000.

Toledo has received nearly $3 million in federal grants for lead hazard-related repairs and upgrades, city officials said Monday.

LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

OTTAWA LAKE, Mich. — Pavement patching that began Monday morning will close one of two lanes on northbound U.S. 23 in southern Monroe County through Thursday, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced.

A union representing Toledo firefighters today endorsed Wade Kapszukiewicz for mayor in the Sept. 12 primary.

Drainage repairs that closed the eastbound right lane on part of Monroe Street (State Rt. 51) in Sylvania Township on Monday will continue through Thursday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced.

MINNEAPOLIS — The family of an Australian woman who was shot and killed by police in Minneapolis says they’re trying to understand why it happened.

JERUSALEM — Islamic leaders called on Muslims on Monday to boycott a Jerusalem holy site at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a gesture of protest after Israel set up metal detectors at the site’s entrance gates following a deadly Arab attack there last week.

NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines has hit back at what it called a "public attack" on its employees and customers by Ann Coulter, after the conservative pundit posted a series of angry tweets over an inflight seat mix-up she experienced over the weekend.

Ed Sheeran is basking in the aftermath of his Game of Thrones cameo.

MILWAUKEE — The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued four people from a capsized boat on Lake Michigan during the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race.

A West Toledo man is accused of firing a pistol at his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle, which was occupied by several family and friends.

LONDON — Prince Charles’ wife Camilla is turning 70 with few complaints, although she admits her feet are sore after a long day of royal duties.

HASKINS — A Haskins OVI check point did not yield any OVI arrests, but one minor misdemeanor citation for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was issued over the weekend.

Were you too busy during a sunny summer weekend to check Twitter or visit ToledoBlade.com? Here are five stories you might have missed from the weekend’s news.

AMMAN, Jordan — A military court convicted a Jordanian soldier Monday of killing three U.S. military trainers at a Jordanian air base and sentenced him to life in prison with hard labor.

A handful of players arrived Sunday at Highland Meadows Golf Club ahead of the Marathon Classic.