Today in Chaos Trump kidnaps Venezuelan President Séamus Bellamy

arrests Florida woman impersonates ICE agent to kidnap ex-boyfriend's wife (and gets away with it, at first) Carla Sinclair

Determined criminals Florida kidnapper was released from prison — only to kidnap the same woman weeks later Carla Sinclair

crime Cops: Houston rapper kidnapped woman and imprisoned her in his garage for years Rob Beschizza

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

abductions Woman escapes alleged kidnapper by running barefoot into NJ gas station and locking the door (video) Carla Sinclair

texas Texas sheriff opens an investigation into DeSantis' kidnapping of migrants, believes there is "some criminal activity here" Jason Weisberger

LGBTQ Gay male penguin couple steals unhatched eggs from lesbian penguin couple Thom Dunn

surveillance The New York Times's chilling multimedia package on China's use of "smart city" tech to create an open-air prison Cory Doctorow

trumpism Border family separation isn't "zero tolerance" – CBP looked for parents to charge so they could kidnap kids Cory Doctorow

movies Watch this epic takedown of movie plots featuring abduction as romance Andrea James

russia What is going on in this video of a Russian freeway incident? Mark Frauenfelder

kidnapping "I'm sorry, I'm a coward. I didn't want to die." Patty Hearst interview, animated Mark Frauenfelder

crime Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at cops Rob Beschizza

crime Police sue to stop Trump's apparent Jan. 6 loyalty rewards scheme Jason Weisberger

News This British family of 8 disappeared into ISIS territory in October 2015 and have never been found Ellsworth Toohey

police LAPD chief says enforcing ICE mask ban could cause "armed conflict" between cops and federal agents Ruben Bolling