Kidnapping and Hostages

The Best True Crime to Stream: 1970s and ’80s Kidnappings

Across television, film and podcasting, here are five stories of child abductions that shook parents across the United States.

By Maya Salam

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Former Ride-Share Driver Sentenced to 290 Years in Assaults of a Dozen Women

John Pastor-Mendoza, a Lyft driver, falsely posed as the ride that the women had requested and targeted victims who appeared intoxicated, the Denver district attorney said.

By Simon J. Levien

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After He Ran a Cartoon on the War in Gaza, Gannett Fired Him

Tony Doris, the editorial page editor at The Palm Beach Post, was fired after he selected a cartoon that drew criticism from a nearby Jewish organization.

By Benjamin Mullin

Anti-Semitism Cartoons and Cartoonists Gannett Company Inc Hamas Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) Jews and Judaism Kidnapping and Hostages Newspapers Palm Beach County (Fla) Palm Beach Post

After He Ran a Cartoon on the War in Gaza, Gannett Fired Him

Tony Doris, the editorial page editor at The Palm Beach Post, was fired after he selected a cartoon that drew criticism from a nearby Jewish organization.

By Benjamin Mullin