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Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley talks to students, parents and educators during a campaign stop at the Polaris Charter School, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Haley’s new New Hampshire ad features mother of student who died after North Korean imprisonment

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 3, 2018 file photo, Fred Warmbier, right, listens as his wife Cindy Warmbier, speaks of their son Otto Warmbier, an American who died in 2017 days after his release from captivity in North Korea, during a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. An administration official said President Donald Trump will host the parents of Otto Warmbier, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Trump says he hosted Otto Warmbier’s parents over weekend

Associated Press

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. In remarks at a Sept. 20, 2019, news conference, President Trump blamed his predecessor's administration for not having "moved faster" to secure Warmbier's release. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File) **FILE**

Trump says Obama should have ‘moved faster’ to save Otto Warmbier

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2018 file photo, Fred Warmbier, right, listens as his wife Cindy Warmbier, speaks of their son Otto Warmbier, an American who died in 2017 days after his release from captivity in North Korea, during a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Donald Trump to dine at White House with parents of Otto Warmbier: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE- In this May 3, 2018 file photo, Fred Warmbier, right, listens as his wife Cindy Warmbier, speaks of their son Otto Warmbier, an American who died in 2017 days after his release from captivity in North Korea, during a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. An administration official said President Donald Trump will host the parents of Otto Warmbier, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AP source: Otto Warmbier’s parents to have dinner with Trump

Associated Press

This undated file photo released by the U.S. Justice Dept, Thursday, May 9, 2019, shows the North Korean cargo ship Wise Honest. The parents of Otto Warmbier have filed a claim for the seized North Korean cargo ship in a bid to collect a $500 million judgment awarded in the American college student's death. Otto Warmer was imprisoned in North Korea for months after being convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster and died days after being returned to the U.S. in a vegetative state in June 2017. (Department of Justice via AP, File)

Otto Warmbier’s parents file claim for seized North Korea cargo ship

By Jim Mustian - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier's parents have filed a claim for the North Korean cargo ship seized in May 2019 by the United States in a bid to collect a $500 million judgment awarded in the American college student's death. Otto Warmbier was imprisoned in North Korea for months after being convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster and died days after being returned to the U.S. in a vegetative state in June 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Seized North Korean ship sought for American student’s death

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

In this March 5, 2019, file photo, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses before an interview at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

John Bolton: $2 million was promised but not paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 29, 2016, file photo, U.S. student Otto Warmbier speaks to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea. U.S. officials say the Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea following the death of university student Otto Warmbier, who passed away after falling into a coma into a North Korean prison. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) ** FILE **

Donald Trump on Otto Warmbier: ‘No money was paid to North Korea for’ medical care

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Trump denies paying North Korea $2M for US detainee’s care

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

North Korea demanded US pay $2M for captured student in coma

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Otto Warmbier North Korea medical bill goes unpaid, White House says

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2018, file photo, Fred Warmbier, right, and Cindy Warmbier, parents of Otto Warmbier, wait for a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Otto Warmbier parents deliver tacit rebuke to Donald Trump after North Korea summit

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. In remarks at a Sept. 20, 2019, news conference, President Trump blamed his predecessor's administration for not having "moved faster" to secure Warmbier's release. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File) **FILE**

Parents blame North Korea’s ‘evil regime’ for son’s death

By DAN SEWELL and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. In remarks at a Sept. 20, 2019, news conference, President Trump blamed his predecessor's administration for not having "moved faster" to secure Warmbier's release. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Trump tweets about Otto Warmbier, but not Kim

Associated Press

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. A federal judge has ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died shortly after being released from that country. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Donald Trump says Kim Jong-un didn’t know about harsh treatment of Otto Warmbier

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2018, file photo, Fred Warmbier, right, and Cindy Warmbier, parents of Otto Warmbier, wait for a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

North Korea ordered to pay parents, estate of student $500M

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier’s legacy is still being written, one year after his death. The 22-year-old U.S. college student who died in a Cincinnati hospital just days after his release from North Korea in a vegetative state has been remembered prominently during a dramatic shift in U.S.-North Korean relations. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Otto Warmbier death to cost North Korea $500 million, judge orders

Associated Press

Otto Warmbier parents seeks over $1B from North Korea

Associated Press

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier’s legacy is still being written, one year after his death. The 22-year-old U.S. college student who died in a Cincinnati hospital just days after his release from North Korea in a vegetative state has been remembered prominently during a dramatic shift in U.S.-North Korean relations. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

In death, one young man stands tall in North Korea relations

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press