Savannah Guthrie has extended her contract with NBC News, ensuring she continues as co-anchor on "Today." Guthrie has been with the network for over 15 years. The news comes in a year of personal turmoil for Guthrie. Her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared in January and is believed to have been abducted. Authorities released ransom notes in July, but no suspects have been arrested. Guthrie and her family have issued anguished pleas for information. She recently addressed the tragic situation on Instagram, posting an old drawing by her daughter and begging anyone with information: “Please help us.”
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Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, a former member of Italy’s Red Brigades, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires as he awaited extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence. He was first arrested in Argentina in 2002 but was later granted refugee status, which Argentine authorities revoked in 2024, paving the way for his rearrest in August of that year. Bertulazzi belonged to the Genoa branch of the Red Brigades, a far-left militant organization responsible for the kidnapping and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro in 1978.
Two officials have told The Associated Press that El Salvador has deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to help recover four missing soldiers from the Central American country who recently came under attack by gangs. The special forces arrived a day after Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele announced a military operation to rescue the four aviation technicians and warned of a more forceful response if they’re not released alive and unharmed. Haiti’s government said Wednesday evening that the four missing soldiers were abducted.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti. The announcement comes three days after gangs attacked an armored vehicle in Croix-des-Bouquets, Port-au-Prince. Bukele demands the hostages be returned alive and unharmed. He warns of a more forceful response if they are not released. The four are aviation technicians, and the Salvadoran mission in Haiti focuses on medical evacuations. The U.N.-backed force continues to fight gangs in the area. Gang violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti in recent years.
Lebanese authorities are investigating how a former Syrian militia commander was kidnapped in Lebanon and taken to Syria. Syria’s intelligence department said Thursday that it had detained Ali Kayali as he tried to flee across the border. Kayali is also known as Mihrac Ural. Kayali is suspected of killings in 2013 in the town of Baniyas. Lebanese officials said Friday that authorities opened an investigation and were analyzing telecommunication calls. A photo of Kayali in handcuffs surfaced on social media. It raised questions about whether it was taken at the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon. Such kidnappings in Lebanon aren't uncommon.
SMYRNA, Del. - A Dover man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and assault charges after a woman he held captive in a Smyrna apartment escaped by…
The Seaford Police Department say they have made an arrest after a reported assault and kidnapping.
A Seaford man has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for kidnapping and attacking an elderly woman before later trying to arrange her killing from jail, according to federal prosecutors.
A Dover man is facing multiple felony charges after police say a robbery investigation Thursday night led officers to a separate kidnapping and barricade situation at a local motel.
The Seaford Police Department has announced the arrest of a 25-year-old man after they say he kidnapped his girlfriend.