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A Los Angeles-area man pleaded guilty to felony harassment charges in ​federal court on Thursday for sending fake ransom notes posing as a kidnapper of "Today" show co-host Savannah ‌Guthrie's missing elderly mother. Derrick Callella, 42, pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment by telecommunications device, marking the only criminal conviction to date stemming from the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her home in Tucson, Arizona, five months ago. The charges carry a maximum penalty of ​two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. But the plea agreement with prosecutors calls for Callella, a resident ​of Hawthorne, California, to...

The note, received around February 6, was a major shift from the earlier message from the same IP address that had demanded millions in bitcoin for her safe return. The latter note adopted a “new, less confident tone” and included a “sputtering and labored” apology for her “inadvertent death,” sources told Air Mail in a detailed report on the investigation. The person claiming to be the kidnapper reportedly floated returning her body in exchange for payment. After the second note was received, Savannah Guthrie posted a video addressing the alleged kidnapper. "We received your message and we understand," Savannah Guthrie...

Savannah Guthrie’s ailing 84-year-old mom likely suffered a fatal medical episode during her kidnapping — and her greedy captors were forced to dump her body because she was no longer “of value” to them once dead, according to a cold-case expert. The kidnappers likely “underestimated” how fragile Nancy Guthrie’s health was when they carried out their sickening money grab, Brian Martin, an Indiana detective who specializes in cold cases, told NewsNation’s Brian Entin. That left them forced to scrap their ransom plan and get rid of her body when things went “sideways” with the “Today” show host’s mom, who had...

As the search for Nancy Guthrie hit its 50th day Sunday, leaving the local sheriff desperate and humiliated, a legendary cold-case detective insisted to The Post that the case is still ripe with potential leads. “Nancy’s case is still very fresh,” said Brian Martin, the crack detective from Fort Payne, Ind., who helped catch the killer of 8-year-old April Tinsley almost 30 years after her murder. Martin said he is optimistic that law enforcement will track down the abductor of the 84-year-old mom of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, after Nancy vanished with nary a trace from her home near...

I mean, he’s probably one of the most shady congressmen out there. Still mind boggling HE was the first call Savannah Guthrie made…not to emergency services…not to the sheriff’s department…not 911…she called Mark Kelly of Arizona when her mom had disappeared. He seems more and more shady as time goes on.

(NewsNation) — “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie is weighing a permanent exit from the top-rated morning show as the frantic search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, drags into its third week, sources tell NewsNation’s Paula Froelich. Savannah Guthrie has been on leave as the FBI and authorities in Pima County, Arizona, pursue investigative leads into Nancy Guthrie’s Feb. 1 disappearance from her Tucson area home. It’s believed the 84-year-old grandmother was taken, and media outlets have received bitcoin ransom demands. “This absolutely came out of the blue, and I think she’s really concerned that it was because of her job,” Froelich,...

Law enforcement searched Annie Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni's home for 2.5 hours. Reporters saw flashes from inside the house, but it's not clear why law enforcement was there. Authorities confirm no suspects yet in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance; ransom notes are under review. Law enforcement has given new attention to the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie’s daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni.According to Fox News reporter Sarah Rumpf Whitten, investigators spent 2.5 hours at the home of Tommaso Cioni and Annie Guthrie on the evening of February 7. Whitten shared multiple videos from the scene to her X page,...

Savannah Guthrie took to social media again with an emotional video in the disappearance of her mom, Nancy, begging the abductor to return her “valuable” mother Saturday and offering once more to pay a ransom.“We received your message and we understand,” the “Today” anchor said on Instagram, alongside her brother Camron and sister Annie.“We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her,” she added, later saying that her mother’s return is “very valuable to us” and “we will pay.”

A shocking new twist has unraveled in the disappearance of "TODAY" host Savannah Guthrie's kidnapped mother Nancy Guthrie -- Nancy's son-in-law allegedly may become a suspect. Thomas Cion -- the husband of Savannah's sister Annie -- "may be a prime suspect" in the shocking case, according to Ashleigh Banfield ... though we don't know why. Ashleigh reported the stunning possibility on Tuesday's episode of "Drop Dead Serious" and cited a source with "impeccable

President Trump called “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie to offer his support amid the terrifying disappearance of her elderly mother, the White House confirmed. Trump called Guthrie Wednesday as the hunt for 84-year-old Nancy stretched into its fourth day, Fox News reported. It remains unclear what the two spoke about, but Trump said Tuesday that he was planning to call the star broadcast journalist to offer whatever support the federal government could provide.

The mysterious disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother is being investigated as a crime, authorities said Monday — citing “suspicious” circumstances at the 84-year-old woman’s home.Nancy Guthrie was last seen around 9:45 p.m. Saturday at her million-dollar residence in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, where officials found a “very concerning” scene, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at a press conference.“We know she didn’t just walk out of there. She did not leave on her own,” Nanos said. She is very limited in her mobility,” he said — explaining the grandma “could not walk 50 yards on...

It’s time for me to do something that pundits seldom do: Flat out admit I was wrong. This is a rarity in the commentating world. But boy, was I. Here goes: I was wrong about Sen. John Fetterman. Writing in The Post on Valentine’s Day in 2023, I opined that Pennsylvania’s new US Senator lacked the mental and physical abilities needed to serve. According to reports, he couldn’t understand voices, had trouble walking and generally wasn’t up to the job. The mainstream press rallied to protect him (there was a D next to his name, after all), but even a...

White House national security council spokesperson John Kirby joins TODAY to address the airstrikes that killed members of World Central Kitchen and the calls for an independent investigation. He also weighs in on if the United States is prepared to cut military aid to Israel if they don’t see meaningful changes in fighting. Guthrie: ...The IDF has just released its findings. It says the strike on the vehicle a grave mistake, stemming from a serious failure from mistaken identification, errors in decision-making and an standard operating procedures. Errors in decision-making.. The WCK says, fine, but it wants an independent investigation......

Savannah Guthrie was forced to exit the Today show studio mid-broadcast this morning after testing positive for COVID-19 for the third time - while her co-host Hoda Kotb remained off the air for the seventh day in a row. Despite appearing on the show for the first 30-or-so-minutes, viewers were left confused when Savannah, 51, suddenly disappeared with no explanation after a commercial break. Her co-host Sheinelle Jones - who was sitting close beside Savannah for the half hour that she was on-set - later explained that she 'wasn't feeling great' so she decided to take a COVID-19 test, which...

Savannah Guthrie fled from the “Today” show mid-broadcast Tuesday amid her co-anchor Hoda Kotb’s unexplained absence. It was business as usual for Guthrie, 51, when she began hosting the NBC morning show at 7 a.m. ET, but she quickly sparked concern among viewers when she failed to return after a commercial break around 7:30. This is Guthrie’s third time battling COVID-19, having previously contracted the virus in January 2022 and May 2022

NBC News journalist Dasha Burns’s Tuesday report on Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman’s use of closed captioning that aided his interview with Burns was immediately counteracted and framed as speculative by the network following the report’s debut on NBC News’s nightly evening news. The scathing report by Burns, an employee of NBC News for over six years, went unsupported by her network after she conducted an interview with the Pennsylvania Democrat which highlighted Fetterman’s need for closed captioning to understand the questions Burns asked. Fetterman had a stroke in May and has not fully recovered. He appears to still struggle...

President Biden remained holed up at Camp David on Monday after spending the weekend largely out of sight while Afghanistan crumbled into chaos, with a senior adviser only able to say he would address the nation 'soon.' With the United Nations Security Council and European ministers due to hold crisis meetings to address the rapid return of the Taliban, Biden and his officials kept a low profile amid mounting questions about their bungling departure from Afghanistan. Email enquiries sent to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki over the weekend received an automated out-of-office response saying she would return on Aug....

First Jake Tapper went after Blinken and now Savannah Guthrie going after Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. What’s going on here, media? lol She even broke out Biden’s presser from early July where he basically got EVERYTHING wrong about Afghanistan. Right? Hey, we’re as shocked as you are. Watch:

Anyone who still doubts that the elite media is out to destroy President Trump should watch his NBC town hall from Thursday night. Savannah Guthrie, who moderated the event in Miami, was so hostile and irritating, it was really unbearable to watch her at times. She didn’t even pretend to be an objective journalist. In stark contrast, President Trump was so calm, steady, and positive. It was one of his best performances. Indeed, he was presidential, not just a candidate seeking office. And despite — or perhaps because of — Guthrie’s almost maniacal hostility, President Trump’s composure should be encouraging...

Joe Concha mocked NBC's Savannah Guthrie for debating President Trump instead of moderating Thursday's town hall, saying she should've been more like a "traffic cop," directing questions from the audience. "This was Savannah Guthrie versus Donald Trump, Lincoln-Douglas style," The Hill's media reporter told "Fox & Friends First," and despite NBC's best efforts to make it look like a "nightmare" for the president, Concha said he thought Trump handled himself well. Concha counted 43 questions from Guthrie, whom he called Trump's "sparring partner," compared to the 10 questions from the audience, "the whole reason we were having this event," he...