'Blood libel': Critics say Trump-Vance attacks are stoking chaos in Springfield

For the second consecutive day on Friday, schools in Springfield, Ohio were forced to close after receiving bomb threats as the city remained at the center of a political firestorm after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his running mate Sen. JD Vance, and other prominent Republicans have spread unproven rumors and racist smears about Haitian migrants in the city.

A spokesperson for the school district said Perrin Woods Elementary School, Snowhill Elementary School, and Cliff...