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U.S. hostage negotiator in Syria to search for answers about missing journalist
Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, is in Syria for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker ...CBS News - 4h -
New hope for missing journalist Austin Tice as U.S. officials visit Damascus
More than 12 years after Austin Tice's disappearance in Syria, U.S. state department officials arrive in Damascus. The development is raising hopes that the American journalist may be found alive. ...CBS News - 13h -
U.S. hostage negotiator in Syria to search for answers about missing journalist
Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, is in Syria for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker ...CBS News - 4h -
The significance of U.S. officials in Syria amid search for Austin Tice
U.S. diplomats are meeting with Syria's new leaders as they work to locate missing American Austin Tice. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.CBS News - 12h -
Biden hostage envoy in Syria amid push to find missing American Austin Tice
U.S. diplomats have arrived in Syria for the first known face-to-face talks with the country's new leaders following the collapse of the Assad regime earlier this month. One of the goals is to find ...CBS News - 15h -
Top US diplomats arrive in Damascus to meet new Syria leaders in first visit since Assad outing
The delegation will speak directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leaders and seek clues on missing Americans including journalist Austin Tice, the state department says. A senior delegation of US ...The Guardian - 22h -
Biden's top hostage envoy in Syria to ask for help in finding Austin Tice
Hostage envoy Roger Carstens is in Syria making the first known in-person U.S. in-person contact with the caretaker government and seeking help in finding missing American Austin Tice.CBS News - 23h -
Putin addresses Ukraine war, Austin Tice, more at news conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin held his traditional end-of-year news conference where he addressed the war in Ukraine, the incoming Trump transition and missing journalist Austin Tice. NBC’s Keir ...NBC News - 1d -
Putin responds to NBC News about Austin Tice during his end-of-year news conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin opened his marathon news conference and call-in show with an enigmatic observation about human nature. He told NBC News' Keir Simmons that he would raise the case ...NBC News - 1d -
Mother of missing U.S. reporter Austin Tice asks Putin for help in finding her son
MOSCOW — The mother of U.S. journalist Austin Tice sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a letter late Wednesday asking for his help in finding her son, who went missing in Syria a dozen years ago.NBC News - 2d -
White House Pushes to Find Austin Tice, American Journalist Abducted in Syria
U.S. officials have given the rebel group in control of Damascus a list of former members of the Assad government who could have information about Austin Tice.The New York Times - 2d -
U.S. asked to extradite accused mastermind of journalist's murder
Damaso Lopez Serrano — who is known as "Mini Lic" — is accused of ordering the 2017 killing of award-winning journalist Javier Valdez.CBS News - 2d -
For Years, U.S. Collected Tips About Austin Tice’s Disappearance in Syria
Nongovernmental workers and journalists have scoured prisons for clues about his fate in the absence of an official American presence in the country.The New York Times - 3d -
Austin Tice’s mom hopes American found in Syria is ‘rehearsal’ for son’s return
Initial reports speculated that person found may be journalist, but Tice’s mother said she knew it was not him. The mother of journalist Austin Tice – who was detained in Syria in 2012 – told ...The Guardian - 5d -
Austin Tice’s mother says discovery of missing American found in Syria feels like a ‘rehearsal’ for when he is found
Debra Tice, the mother of journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing since he was detained in Syria in 2012, said Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that seeing another missing American, Travis ...NBC News - 5d -
U.S. Will Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars, Officials Say
California and 11 other states want to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to stop them.The New York Times - Dec. 14 -
Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria is released to U.S. forces, officials say
Travis Timmerman, the missing Missouri man who was unexpectedly found in Syria after he said he crossed into the country to make a "pilgrimage," was flown out by the U.S. military to Jordan, two ...NBC News - Dec. 13 -
Search for missing American journalist Austin Tice goes on in Syria
U.S. officials are now in Syria and pushing for a peaceful transition after the fall of the Assad regime. It comes as the discovery of an American freed from a Syrian prison raises hopes that other ...NBC News - Dec. 13 -
White House officials on Travis Timmerman, continued search for Austin Tice
NSC spokesperson John Kirby and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre commented Thursday on the discovery of American Travis Timmerman in Syria and the ongoing efforts to locate Austin ...CBS News - Dec. 12 -
Syria's new leadership blames Assad for pain of Austin Tice's disappearance
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's new leadership says it holds ousted President Bashar al-Assad responsible for the "pain inflicted" for years on the family of Austin Tice as the search goes on for the ...NBC News - Dec. 12 -
2 Vietnamese police officials sexually attacked young women on visit to New Zealand, authorities say
New Zealand officials say they have “no doubt” that two Vietnamese officials visiting the country sexually attacked two young female servers at a restaurant, but are unable to charge the men ...ABC News - Dec. 12 -
Hunt Continues for an American, Austin Tice, in Syria
The U.S. has identified prisons of interest as it searches for clues about Austin Tice, who was abducted in 2012 and whose fate remains unknown.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
Uncertainty and Hope on the Road to and from Damascus
Thousands of Syrians have been traveling to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Some families hoped to reunite with loved ones, while others are leaving amid an ...The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Parents of Austin Tice, missing journalist in Syria, hopeful after government collapse
The collapse of Syria's government brings new hope that Austin Tice, an American journalist who disappeared in 2012 while reporting on the Syria's civil war, will be found. President Biden said ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Kidnapped journalist Austin Tice's siblings hopeful for his return after fall of Assad
As many Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad regime, there are new hopes for missing American journalist Austin Tice. His brother and sister, Jonathan and Naomi, join "America Decides" to discuss.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
What to know about Austin Tice, journalist held in Syria
The U.S. said it is trying to identify Tice's whereabouts after the toppling of the Assad regime.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Austin Tice's family says he's still alive after 12 years missing in Syria
The family of American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria more than a decade ago, said Monday that they have information he is alive and believe it's only a matter of time until they ...NBC News - Dec. 10 -
U.S. Renews Push to Find Missing American Austin Tice in Syria
The collapse of Assad’s regime and the release of thousands of prisoners in the country are stoking new urgency around finding Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 9 -
Recovery of journalist Austin Tice top priority in Syria, White House says
Former US marine was abducted in August 2012 while reporting on uprising against Bashar al-Assad. The White House is declaring the recovery of the American journalist Austin Tice a “top priority” ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Biden says US believes Austin Tice is alive after 2012 disappearance in Syria
President Biden said Sunday the United States believes Austin Tice is still alive, echoing comments from the family of the journalist who disappeared 12 years ago in Syria. "We believe he's alive. ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Biden voices hope for US journalist Austin Tice, missing in Syria since 2012
US president Joe Biden says ‘we think we can get him back’, as family of Washington Post contributor ask for his safe return. Joe Biden believes missing American journalist Austin Tice , who ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
'You can breathe': BBC hears of hope and worry on the streets of Damascus
The BBC spoke to people in the Syrian capital after the end of the Assad family's five decades in power.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
Biden and Family of Austin Tice, Who Is Missing in Syria, Say They Believe He Is Alive
President Biden said on Sunday that U.S. officials believe they can bring Mr. Tice home, but that they do not know where he is.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Family of missing journalist Austin Tice says he's alive
The family of Austin Tice spoke at the National Press Club on Friday, stating that the journalist who was abducted in 2012 while reporting in Syria is alive. “Today is a day full of emotions. The ...The Hill - Dec. 7 -
Austin Tice, kidnapped in Syria, believed to be alive and well, family says
"We have from a significant source that has already been vetted all over our government, Austin Tice is alive, Austin Tice is treated well," his mother said.CBS News - Dec. 6 -
Austin no longer planning visit to South Korea after martial law declaration
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is no longer traveling to South Korea after the country's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared martial law earlier this week in what critics have called a botched ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Ukraine Makes a Case to Trump’s Team as Its Officials Visit U.S.
Kyiv is feeling a sense of urgency leading up to the Jan. 20 inauguration, given the American president-elect’s vow to end the war quickly.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
3 Climbers From the U.S. and Canada Have Gone Missing on New Zealand’s Highest Mountain
Two Americans and a Canadian were climbing Aoraki/Mount Cook before failing to show up to a prearranged flight on Monday.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Missing U.S. climbers' gear found on New Zealand's highest peak
Silverton Avalanche School in Colorado said it had been notified that the climbers "appear to have taken a fatal fall from high upon the peak."CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Three climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing on New Zealand’s tallest peak
Three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing after they did not return from their planned summit of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, Aoraki.NBC News - Dec. 3