Sextortion scams against teen boys skyrocket after COVID, watchdog says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! DENVER – The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is sounding the alarm over a surge in financial sextortion schemes that are targeting teenage boys at unprecedented levels, often with devastating consequences. Callahan Walsh, son of child safety advocates John and Revé Walsh and a…

Florida teen accused of faking abduction, shooting himself and sparking Amber Alert

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida teenager is accused of falsely claiming he was shot and abducted before disappearing with camping gear and later shooting himself in the leg, authorities said. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods announced the allegations Monday in a Facebook video, saying 17-year-old Caden Speight’s abduction claims were…

YouTube survival show contestant rescued in densely wooded Michigan area

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California woman competing on a YouTube survival show was rescued nearly 18 hours after she went missing in a cold, rain-soaked Michigan forest over the weekend, authorities said. The 36-year-old woman, whose identity has not been made public, disappeared in the Pigeon River Forest in Charlton…

Man charged with murder of missing woman is illegal immigrant out on bail after previous DWI arrest: report

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man reportedly in the U.S. illegally was charged with killing a missing 19-year-old Maryland woman whose body was discovered off a highway earlier this week. Hugo Hernandez-Mendez, 35, of Bowie, Maryland, was arrested Thursday in the killing of Dacara Thompson, Prince George’s County Police Department said….

Beloved professor vanishes during Labor Day walk as police intensify search efforts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities are searching for a beloved college professor who vanished during a morning walk on Labor Day. Northwestern University Professor Nina Kraus, 72, was reported missing on Monday, Sept. 1, after she was last seen leaving her residence on the 1500 block of Ashland Avenue in Evanston…

Beloved professor vanishes during Labor Day walk as police intensify search efforts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities are searching for a beloved college professor who vanished during a morning walk on Labor Day. Northwestern University Professor Nina Kraus, 72, was reported missing on Monday, Sept. 1, after she was last seen leaving her residence on the 1500 block of Ashland Avenue in Evanston…