Category: kidnapped

Kidnapped Mexican Security Staff Freed After 3-Day Search

MEXICO CITY—Sixteen Mexican state security ministry employees were freed on Friday after being kidnapped earlier in the week in the southern state of Chiapas, authorities said, following a three-day search. “All of them are OK,” a spokesperson for the ministry said. The employees, all men, were kidnapped Tuesday by an armed group on a highway…


Michigan Boy, 14, Uses Slingshot to Prevent Sister, 8, From Being Kidnapped

A heroic Michigan teenager was able to prevent his younger sister from being kidnapped by firing off a slingshot at the would-be kidnapper, according to Michigan State Police. Police said at a May 15 press conference that the 8-year-old girl, who has not been identified, was hunting for mushrooms in her backyard in the city of Alpena on May 10…


Deep Dive: The Brutal War Between Mexico’s Drug Cartels

The war between Mexico’s drug cartels has reached new heights as older major cartels have fragmented, increasing competition between the splinter groups and leading to more grisly acts of violence, even against Americans. The most recent example of the brutality by Mexican drug cartels against U.S. citizens is that of the four kidnapped Americans in…


Sheriff Group, Local Guide Warns Americans About Traveling to Mexico as Spring Break Approaches

As millions of Americans are getting ready for spring break travel to Mexico, law enforcement officials, security experts, and travel gurus are debating the risks of traveling south of the border in light of the recent kidnapping and shooting of four Americans that resulted in two of them being killed. The group was driving through…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Mar. 8): Release of Jan. 6 Footage Spurs Debate, Carlson Responds; NYC Opening 24/7 Asylum Arrival Center

Tucker Carlson strikes back at criticism from Senate leaders over his Capitol breach footage reports. Meanwhile, the number of Jan. 6 defendants asking for trial delays on account of the footage is growing. New York City is opening a migrant asylum center that will be open 24/7. A special office will be dedicated to the issue….


NTD Good Morning (Mar. 8): Release of Jan. 6 Footage Spurs Debate, Carlson Responds; NYC Opening 24/7 Asylum Arrival Center

Tucker Carlson strikes back at criticism from Senate leaders over his Capitol breach footage reports. Meanwhile, the number of Jan. 6 defendants asking for trial delays on account of the footage is growing. New York City is opening a migrant asylum center that will be open 24/7. A special office will be dedicated to the issue….


NTD Good Morning (March 8): Release of Jan. 6 Footage Spurs Debate, Carlson Responds; NYC Opening 24/7 Asylum Arrival Center

Tucker Carlson struck back at criticism from Senate leaders over his Capitol breach footage reports. Meanwhile, the number of Jan. 6 defendants asking for trial delays on account of the footage is growing. New York City is opening a migrant asylum center that will be open 24/7. A special office will be dedicated to the…


NTD Good Morning (March 7): 103 Unaccompanied Minors Found in Abandoned Truck Trailer in Mexico; US Defense Secretary Visits Iraq

In one of the biggest recent discoveries of those migrant children traveling through Mexico, 103 unaccompanied minors were found inside an abandoned truck trailer. And the search for four Americans kidnapped in Mexico continues. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Iraq on March 7. His visit comes nearly 20 years after…


NTD Good Morning (Mar. 7): 103 Unaccompanied Minors Found in Abandoned Truck Trailer in MX; US Defense Secretary Visits Iraq

One of the biggest recent discoveries of migrant children traveling through Mexico, they were found inside an abandoned truck trailer. And the search for four Americans kidnapped in Mexico continues. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Mar. 7. His visit comes nearly 20 years after the U.S. led conflict…


4 Americans Missing, Feared Kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said Sunday. The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. They were traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. The FBI San Antonio Division office…