Belief by US that Missing Journalist Is Alive Boosts Parents' Hopes

The parents of an American journalist taken hostage in Syria in 2012 say their hope that their son will come home safely has never wavered. That faith recently got a boost from U.S. officials, who told the family they have high confidence Austin Tice is alive. “On a certain level, people expect the parents, the family to be optimistic and to feel good about a positive outcome,” Tice's father, Marc Tice, told The Associated Press during an interview at his Houston home Thursday....

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