Jan 16 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Black boxes found at Nepal plane crash site In our news wrap Monday, search teams in Nepal retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the site of a plane crash that killed at least 69 people, President Biden marked this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 8:32 Mark Frerichs on what his freedom means after being held hostage in Afghanistan for years Monday, we brought you the story of Mark Frerichs, a 60-year-old American contractor from Lombard, Illinois, who was kidnapped and held in Afghanistan for 32 months. U.S. officials believe he was held by the Taliban-allied Haqqani group. Frerichs was freed… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 9:55 U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience By Amna Nawaz Contractor and U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was kidnapped and held hostage by Taliban forces for over two and a half years. He was released as part of a prisoner swap last September and is now adjusting to freedom and… Continue watching
Apr 01 Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial nears end as jury hears closing arguments By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press Jurors are hearing closing arguments in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading
Dec 20 Captive missionaries made daring escape, says church agency By Peter Smith, Associated Press Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for. Continue reading
Jul 13 Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap U.S. journalist, 4 others By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An Iranian intelligence officer and three members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to lure a U.S. journalist and human rights activist from New York City to Iran. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Virginia governor holds conference after FBI discloses alleged kidnapping plot By David Eggert, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press An FBI agent testified during a court hearing in Michigan that members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia's governor during a June meeting in Ohio. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Michigan governor says Trump's words inspire extremists By Grant Schulte, Associated Press State and federal authorities said earlier in the day that agents have foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Whitmer. They have announced charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer at her… Continue reading
Feb 06 U.S. citizen believed kidnapped in Afghanistan By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A U.S. official says an American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan by a Taliban-affiliated group and that authorities are working to rescue him. Continue reading
Nov 07 79 kidnapped Cameroon students freed, but school closed amid security concerns By Edwin Kindezka Moki, Associated Press The students were abducted Sunday night in part of Cameroon that is beset by violence and instability by armed separatists who want to create a breakaway state called Ambazonia. Continue reading