Two NC Prison Guards Charged In Kidnapping Plot
Two former North Carolina correction officers have been indicted. This is part of the investigation into last year's kidnapping of the father of a Wake County prosecutor.
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For Families Of U.S. Hostages, New Policy May Bring New Hope
This week, President Obama announced changes to the government policy on Americans abducted abroad. A former FBI hostage negotiator explains what this means for the hostages — and for their families.
Mistrial Declared In 1979 Disappearance Case Of Etan Patz
The kidnapping and murder of the 6-year-old, who vanished on his way to school, focused national attention on child abduction cases.
Hundreds Of Nigerian Girls Still Missing A Year After Kidnapping
Last April, Islamist extremists abducted about 300 schoolgirls. #BringBackOurGirls campaigners refuse to let them be forgotten, and Nigeria's new president has called on the military to look for them.
Video Purports To Show Beheaded Japanese Hostage
The unconfirmed video was released after a deadline to pay a $200 million ransom for the lives of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yakawa passed. It appears to change the Islamic State kidnappers' demands.
Boko Haram Reportedly Seizes Nigerian Army Base
The capture of the base and adjoining town is the latest attack by the extremist groups, which is also responsible for the mass kidnapping of school-aged girls in April.
Boko Haram Suspected In New Round Of Killing And Kidnapping
The latest killing and kidnapping occurred just 20 miles from where the Islamist extremist group kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April.
Boko Haram Says Kidnapped Girls Are Now 'Married'
The Nigerian extremist group says more than 200 girls it kidnapped from a school in April have been married to fighters. The group also denies stories that it has reached a cease fire deal.