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In this weekly podcast we chat with individuals who work to improve the quality of life in our community of Northwest Ohio. We often delve into history, culture and heritage. Follow us on multiple sites including Amazon Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. You can also tune in at The Toledo Free Press and through the Stream 419 app. New episodes drop on Friday.
Local News
- Bat with rabies confirmed in Lucas County
- Metroparks, Mercy Health Prescribe Nature to Nurture Your Wellbeing
- BBB warns about tax frauds
- COVID-19 Remains A Real Threat
- Toledo Ranks in the Top 10 for New Business Investment by Site Selection Magazine
- Warning from Toledo’s 2014 water crisis goes unheeded
ABC News
ABC News: US
- ‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power
- New York woman charged with plotting to set off explosives at state Capitol, kill lawmakers
- US, South Korean militaries wrapping up drills early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage
- Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, NTSB says
- Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trump's name to building
- Hong Kong court convicts 2 former Tiananmen vigil organizers in national security case
- Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cyclone
- Investigators probe dramatic midair crash as landing plane hits hovering helicopter
- California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell
- Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare
New York Times
The Daily
- Who Moves Up, and Who's Pushed Out, in Pete Hegseth's Military August 20, 2026For the past 18 months, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has remade the top ranks of the U.S. military — dismissing or sidelining many whose rise he believes was aided by D.E.I. and replacing them with officers who fit his definition of merit. In the process, many argue he’s prioritizing loyalty to him and his ideas […]
- El Niño Is Back. And Worse Than Ever. August 19, 2026The global chaos agent known as El Niño is back, and this year it’s already on track to be, by far, the strongest and most severe on record, wreaking havoc on weather across the world. Today, Chico Harlan, the global climate reporter for The New York Times, goes over El Niño’s history, its inner workings […]
- What Went Wrong on the U.S.S. Lincoln? August 18, 2026For the past two weeks, family members of sailors have been raising alarms about the conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which has a crew of about 5,000 and has been at sea for almost nine months straight. Today, John Ismay, a New York Times reporter who covers the Pentagon with a focus on armed […]
- Luigi Mangione’s High-Risk Legal Strategy August 17, 2026In the two years since a masked man shot and killed a health care executive, the national spotlight has turned to the primary suspect, Luigi Mangione. The overwhelming evidence has pointed to his guilt, and the question on most minds has been: What might the defense of one of the most famous murder suspects in […]
- What Makes a Killer Thriller? August 16, 2026The New York Times Book Review recently released its list of the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century. To put it together, the team asked almost 300 authors and other experts to vote for the best heart-thumping, page-turning, white knuckle reads published since 2000. In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Natalie Kitroeff talks […]
- The Charming, Amusing, Surprisingly Low-Confidence Matthew Rhys August 15, 2026The “Widow’s Bay” star on his two Emmy nominations, his penchant for going dark and his wobbly self-esteem. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast For transcripts and more, visit: nytimes.com/theinterview Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. […]
- The Secret Spy Network Feeding Russia’s War Machine August 14, 2026Ukraine is running desperately low on interceptor missiles, leaving its cities and people nearly defenseless against Russian missile and drone attacks. How Russia has been able to sustain those attacks has been a mystery — until now. Today, Jane Bradley, a Britain-based investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains her investigation into the spy […]
- Are The Democratic Socialists Winning or Losing? August 13, 2026This week, Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist running for governor in Wisconsin, suffered an upset after a double-digit lead in the polls. Last week, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, pulled off a stunning victory in Michigan against his well-funded opponent. Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times, makes sense of what […]
- All the President’s Planes August 12, 2026When President Trump left Turkey, the White House said publicly that he was boarding the old Air Force One — but that plane was a decoy. In a highly elaborate escape plan prompted by a credible Iranian threat, Trump was secretly moved through a catering cart to a military aircraft, leaving passengers unknowingly flying on […]
- The U.S. Missile Stockpile Is Dangerously Low August 11, 2026As the fighting with Iran has dragged on, American forces have been burning through their weapons, creating a shortage of munitions that is leaving the United States and its allies in the region much more vulnerable. Today, Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains why Washington is running out of […]
NBC News
NBC News Top Stories
- 8 dead after charter plane crashes at remote military radar site in Alaska August 21, 2026The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, an NTSB official said.
- 8 dead after charter plane crashes at remote military radar site in Alaska August 21, 2026The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, an NTSB official said.
- Navy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump instead of heroic Black sailor August 21, 2026The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black and an enlisted sailor. The decision to name the carrier after Miller was made during Trump’s first term.
- Trump and former fixer Michael Cohen bury the hatchet August 21, 2026The president and his former fixer put their contentious past behind them and reunited on Cohen’s radio show after years of legal feuds and name calling.
- USS Lincoln heads home after extended deployment to the Middle East August 21, 2026Service members and their families had complained about deteriorating morale on the ship as its mission was extended to support the Iran war.
- USS Lincoln heads home after extended deployment to the Middle East August 21, 2026Service members and their families had complained about deteriorating morale on the ship as its mission was extended to support the Iran war.
- Army unit offers re-enlisting soldiers four-day pass to play ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ August 20, 2026The incentive is open to members of a Georgia battalion who re-up for two to six years. The hotly anticipated game comes out in November.
- Neutrogena addresses backlash over its past brand deal with Hayden Panettiere August 20, 2026Panettiere said this year that the company had severed ties with her over a “morals clause” after she spoke about her postpartum depression.
- Neutrogena addresses backlash over its past brand deal with Hayden Panettiere August 20, 2026Panettiere said this year that the company had severed ties with her over a “morals clause” after she spoke about her postpartum depression.
- Hacker targets ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ in apparent leak August 20, 2026The gaming world has been rattled by what appears to be a major leak of the highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI,” with the alleged hacker warning other publishers that “no one is safe” from similar breaches.
Sky News
World News – Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News
- British YouTuber to face retrial on rape charges in Australia August 21, 2026British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on allegations he raped a woman in Australia almost two years ago.
- Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted by court August 21, 2026Two organisers of Hong Kong's decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a controversial national security law.
- Ex-Pakistani PM returns to prison after hospital treatment August 20, 2026Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has returned to prison after being temporarily moved to a private hospital for treatment, a spokesman for his party has said.
- At least 50 people dead after boat carrying farm workers capsizes in Nigeria August 20, 2026At least 50 people, mostly children, have died after a boat carrying farm labourers capsized in Nigeria.
- Tanker boarded by six gunmen off Yemen August 20, 2026A tanker has been boarded by six gunmen off the coast of Yemen.
- Bodies of hikers missing for 30 years found after glacier melts August 20, 2026The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found in a melting glacier.
- Mushroom triple murderer 'must never be released' August 20, 2026An Australian woman who murdered three of her estranged husband's relatives with poisonous mushrooms should never be released from prison, a prosecutor told an appeals court.
- European drought reveals 100-year-old steam boat and ancient Roman bridge August 20, 2026A steam tugboat wreck over 100 years old and an ancient Roman bridge have emerged from shrinking waters as Europe suffers its worse drought in 70 years.
- Israeli army orders criminal investigation into killing of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab August 19, 2026The Israeli army has ordered a criminal investigation into the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza two years ago.
- Ecuador intelligence boss and US news exec among seven killed in helicopter crash August 19, 2026Five Americans are among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya, the US state department has said.