2nd man arrested in kidnapping, rape of Maryland woman

3 hours ago | WRAL

Authorities in Maryland and Washington, D.C., say a second man accused in the kidnapping and rape of a Maryland woman has been arrested in North Carolina.
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Police searching for suspect in Bronzeville attempted kidnapping

9 hours ago | ABC

Chicago police are looking for a man they said tried to kidnap a woman in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood Sunday night.
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Sneaky Search? Accused Champaign killer claims feds secretly tossed jail cell

12 hours ago | ABC

In an emergency motion filed a man accused of kidnapping and slaying University of Illinois scholar Ying Ying Zhang says the FBI unlawfully searched Brendt Christensen's jail...
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$7.9 million settlement reached in Delnor Hospital hostage incident

12 hours ago | Chicago Tribune

A Delnor Hospital nurse held hostage and sexually assaulted by a hospitalized jail inmate received $7.2 million in a lawsuit settlement agreement with Kane County. Four nurses...
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Protester who climbed Statue of Liberty found guilty on all counts

13 hours ago | New York Post

A woman who took the Statue of Liberty hostage on the Fourth of July to protest the separation of families at the Mexican border has been convicted on all counts by a Manhattan...
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The frightening story behind new Mets catcher Wilson Ramos' kidnapping

14 hours ago | New York Post

Any turmoil the Mets have gone through in their history pales in comparison to the peril new catcher Wilson Ramos faced and survived early in his major league career. The Mets'...
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Drug Dealer Reported Fake Kidnapping of Infant Son to Exact Revenge Against Rivals: Cops

15 hours ago | Newsweek

Mitchell Dutz was charged by Fulton County prosecutors with several charges after calling 911 on Dec. 15 to fib a report that his infant son was kidnapped by three drug dealers...
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Kidnapped relative of writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez freed

18 hours ago | ABC News

A relative of the late Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been freed after being kidnapped and held for ransom for over three months
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Man who used child as human shield in 34-hour standoff gets 41 ½-year prison term

18 hours ago | WLWT

A 31-year-old man who held a young boy hostage in a lengthy standoff has been sentenced to 41 1/2 years in prison.
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Cops: Man made up kidnapping that triggered Amber Alert as revenge for drug deal gone bad

18 hours ago | WCVB

Police in Illinois say the kidnapping story that triggered an Amber Alert was fabricated.
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Good riddance, Jose: Toxic Mourinho will not be missed at Manchester United

The manager has finally been sacked after a disastrous start to the season. It was inevitable having turned the atmosphere sour in at Old Trafford Read more ...

'Devastating tragedy': Two Chicago officers fatally struck by commuter train...

Two newly appointed police officers were investigating a shooting near the train tracks. Read more ...

CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance

The board said Monday it reached its decision after finding that Moonves failed to cooperate fully with investigators looking into sexual misconduct allegations against him. Read more ...

Kremlin rejects new US reports on Russian meddling

MOSCOW - The Kremlin has rejected as baseless reports about a Russian political disinformation campaign on U.S. social media. Reports released by the Senate intelligence... Read more ...

Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United after a tumultuous 2 and a half...

Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United with immediate effect, the English super club said in a statement on Tuesday morning. A short statement posted on the club website... Read more ...

'The Sacked One': Twitter reacts to Jose Mourinho's shock exit from...

The coach's departure after defeat to Liverpool - and with a top-four finish looking increasingly unlikely - was celebrated by many on social media Read more ...

Pogba deletes cryptic tweet after Mourinho sacking as Neville tells him to...

The French midfielder removed a post that was construed as a potential final dig at the Portuguese, with the club's former right-back unimpressed Read more ...

Two Chicago officers struck, killed by commuter train

The incident, which occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near East 103rd Street and South Dauphin Avenue, shut down the Metra's South Shore Line trains in both directions. Read more ...

Dow falls more than 500 points as investors worry about the economy

The U.S. stock market sank deeper into the red following sluggish economic reports on Monday and bad news from a couple of blue chip giants. Read more ...

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have...

More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings and opportunities to... Read more ...