Vigil Honors Kayla Mueller, Who Died as IS Hostage

Family and friends held a candle-lit vigil for Kayla Mueller, the U.S. aid worker who died while being held by Islamic State militants in Syria. The event, “Remembering Kayla: A community candlelight memorial,” was held in her hometown of Prescott, in the Southwestern state of Arizona, on Wednesday, and was organized by local churches and community groups. Mueller's brother, Eric Mueller, encouraged the crowd to live as the person he called his first friend, best friend and sister...

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