Biden's top hostage envoy travels to Syria to ask for help in finding Austin Tice

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

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 - 16h

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 - 1d

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

Biden envoy: Ukraine's future in NATO now in Trump's hands

A senior aide to President Biden said that the administration will leave up to the incoming Trump administration the next steps on Ukraine’s path to NATO membership, despite internal discussions on ...

The Hill - 2d

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

Israel says it won't strike in Syria near where American Austin Tice may be held

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Tice's mother Israel won't conduct airstrikes near a secret prison outside Damascus where she believes her son may be

NBC News - 2d

Migrants with temporary legal status ask Biden for help before Trump takes office

Migrants in the U.S. under what's known as Temporary Protection Status are worried that Trump will revoke the program upon taking office.

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 Mother Appeals to Netanyahu to Pause Strikes to Search for Son in Syrian Area

Debra Tice wrote to the Israeli prime minister that her family had “credible information” that Austin Tice may be held in a prison outside Damascus, in an area where Israel had been conducting ...

The New York Times - 4d

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

Austin Tice's mother describes the moment people thought her son had been found

Debra Tice joins Meet the Press to discuss the search for her son and American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria more than a decade ago.

NBC News - 5d

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

Biden’s Top Aides Race to Middle East as Militias Wield Power in Syria

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to hold meetings in Jordan and Turkey. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, is visiting Israel.

The New York Times - 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

US sent Austin Tice 'message' to Syria's HTS rebels emptying Assad prisons

The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.

ABC News - Dec. 11

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

Incoming Trump envoy presses Syrian rebels to release hostages

President-elect Trump’s incoming hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler pressed the rebels in Syria to release the American hostages in the country as the region grapples with more instability. “The ...

The Hill - 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

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

Why top internet sleuths say they won't help find the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer

A high-profile violent crime typically sets social media abuzz with tips and theories from amateur internet sleuths, hunting for the alleged perpetrator.

NBC News - Dec. 7

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

Ask a stylist: finding the forever party piece

From the classic tux to a dramatic frock that shouts ‘festive’ — how to choose the looks you’ll wear and wear

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Trump picks former Development Finance Corp. CEO Adam Boehler as special envoy for hostage affairs

Adam Boehler was on the team that negotiated the Abraham Accords, a significant foreign policy achievement of Donald Trump's first term.

CNBC - Dec. 5

Trump appoints former Middle East negotiator as hostage affairs envoy

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his selection of Adam Boehler to serve as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs in his second term. While the position holds the rank of an ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

Trump’s rhetoric on Gaza hostage deal ‘reinforces’ what Biden is trying to do: fmr. Mideast envoy

In a post on Truth Social, President-elect Trump demanded the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza by Inauguration Day. Former U.S. Envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross discusses the continued ...

NBC News - Dec. 3

Biden's top hostage envoy travels to Syria to ask for help in finding Austin Tice

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