kidnapping

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

At least 79 students kidnapped from school in Cameroon

By Edwin Kindezka Moki, Associated Press

Armed separatists kidnapped children age 11-17 and three staff members from a Presbyterian school in a troubled English-speaking region of Cameroon, the governor said Monday.

Schools warn of 'virtual kidnapping' scam targeting parents

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Schools across the U.S. are warning about a scam to convince parents that their children have been kidnapped — even though they haven't — and to collect ransom money.