When a loved one goes missing, relatives can feel guilty simply for eating, says Charlie Shunick, whose sister was kidnapped.

From fingerprinting to DNA analysis, from mugshots to state-of-the-art computers, our forces of law and order have always been trying to get the upper hand on criminals.

Hikers stranded in remote areas with no cell service or WiFi might have a new lifeline: AI. The big picture: AI is helping some rescue teams find missing people faster by scanning satellite and drone ...

It can be easy to take for granted the people we have in our lives. Those who have lost a parent know all too well what it feels like to wish they had more time with their mom or dad while they were ...

When you think of a missing person, what do you picture? An abduction, a murder, a bushwalking misadventure—or perhaps someone with dementia who has wandered off and gotten lost? Our assumptions about ...