smart kids Watch this 10-year-old boy cleverly thwart a would-be kidnapper Mark Frauenfelder

england List of supernatural inhabitants of England Rob Beschizza

kidnapping Teenage victim of "cyber-kidnapping" found alone in remote mountains David Pescovitz

actors Mobster says James Caan once ordered a "Mafia style" beating of Joe Pesci over unpaid hotel bill Mark Frauenfelder

bad timing Would-be kidnappers attack person while filling gas tank. What could go wrong? Mark Frauenfelder

News Hundreds of students kidnapped in Nigeria's Katsina, frantic parents beg authorities to save boys abducted by gunmen Xeni Jardin

taxes British Virgin Islands announces plans to finally make company ownership information public Thom Dunn

crime Video of kidnapping attempt badly backfiring on perpetrators Mark Frauenfelder

World Mental Health Day It's World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

tabloids Drugs, booze and kidnappers, oh my, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

uganda American tourist and Ugandan guide kidnapped by gunmen at popular safari park Carla Sinclair

fake news Kate Hudson's stripper pole, money-hungry Duchess Meghan, and Bruce Springsteen's fear of fans, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime A viral hoax video has inspired Indian mobs to multiple, brutal murders Cory Doctorow

security A talented impersonator is scamming Richard Branson and pals for millions Cory Doctorow

religious freedom Here's the best Washington Post headline of the morning Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Russian sex toys, flying dinosaurs, and Barbara Bush's missing toes, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

slavery West African migrants are kidnapped and sold in Libyan slave markets Cory Doctorow

Business How Lloyds of London solved the precarious market for kidnapping ransoms Cory Doctorow

class war Lickspittle consigliere: how the super-rich abuse their wealth managers as loyalty tests Cory Doctorow

television Nancy Grace's worst moments Rob Beschizza