US believes missing American journalist is alive in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior State Department official says American journalist Austin Tice is believed to be still alive more than six years after he was abducted while covering the war in Syria.
U.S. envoy to Syria James Jeffrey told reporters Wednesday that Tice is being held hostage there. He didn’t say why officials believe this or who might be holding him.
Tice is a Houston native who disappeared shortly after his 31st birthday in August 2012. A video released a month later showe