20 hours ago · Maduro, Yanked Into the U.S. Justice System, Says He Was Kidnapped “I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in …

Kidnapping is the illegal relocation (abduction) and confinement of a person against their will, and is a crime in many jurisdictions. [1][2] Kidnapping may be accomplished by use of force or fear, …

2 days ago · Florida authorities have released disturbing new details about the kidnapping and alleged abuse of an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing and later found alive with a …

Dec 28, 2025 · A Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter’s cell phone to find and help rescue her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint while walking her dog on …

Dec 29, 2025 · On a day meant for family and rest, a father’s holiday joy turned to fear in Texas when his 15-year-old daughter didn’t come back from walking her dog, authorities said.

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families. The latest abduction comes as the White House has...

Dec 28, 2025 · A quick-thinking Texas father heroically rescued his kidnapped daughter by tracking her cellphone shortly after she was snatched by a knife-wielding maniac on Christmas …

Police have announced the release of 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization …

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The meaning of KIDNAP is to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom. How to use kidnap in a sentence.