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Otto Warmbier's Parents Dispute Trump's Seeming Absolution Of Kim Jong Un

5:47pm March 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto," the Warmbiers wrote. Trump tweeted on Friday that he holds North Korea responsible, but he made no mention of Kim.

Pyongyang To Deport American Who Entered North Korea Illegally

4:42am November 16, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The man, identified as Bruce Byron Lowrance, reportedly entered North Korea from China last month. His quick release is seen as a conciliatory gesture aimed at maintaining ties with Washington.

Otto Warmbier's Parents Sue North Korea, Alleging Torture Of Their Son

6:28pm April 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Warmbier, an American college student, died last summer after spending more than a year in North Korean custody. He was returned home in a coma. A lawsuit accuses Pyongyang of killing him.

North Koreans enjoy beer and snacks last August during the Taedonggang Beer Festival in Pyongyang. The festival, the first of its kind in the country, was held as a promotional event for the locally brewed beer. Korean signs in the background read "Our co

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North Korea Mysteriously Shuts Down Its Beer Festival

1:00pm July 25, 2017

by Elise Hu

A China-based tour agency says North Korea informed it of the cancellation. "We don't expect information to be forthcoming," the agency writes.

Mourners carry the coffin of Otto Warmbier after his funeral Thursday. The funeral was held at Wyoming High School, outside Cincinnati.

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Mourners Remember Otto Warmbier At Hometown Funeral

7:08pm June 22, 2017

by Amy Held

The 22-year-old university student died Monday, after returning from North Korea in a coma.

A China-based tour company says it will no longer take U.S. citizens to North Korea. Here, Chinese vendors sell flags of North Korea and China along the Yalu River in Dandong, northern China, along the border with North Korea.

Tour Company Used By Otto Warmbier Will Stop Taking Americans To North Korea

11:30am June 20, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Young Pioneer Tours has also updated its North Korea FAQ page, starting with its top question: "How safe is it?"

American student Otto Warmbier speaks as he is presented to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea in Feb. 2016.

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Family Says Otto Warmbier, American Released By North Korea, Has Died

6:52pm June 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The 22-year-old student, who was freed last week after more than a year in North Korean detention, died Monday. Doctors said last week that he had "extensive loss of tissue" in all parts of his brain.

Visitors and medical personnel enter a transport plane carrying Otto Warmbier at a Cincinnati regional airport Tuesday. Warmbier, who was released and medically evacuated from North Korea, has been in a coma for months, his parents said.

After Otto Warmbier's Release, Will U.S. Ban Travel To North Korea?

5:51pm June 16, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

It's highly unusual for the government to restrict the ability of Americans to go abroad. A full-on ban would have to come from Congress, but the secretary of state has authority to restrict travel.

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Daniel Kanter (center right), medical director of the neurocritical care program in Cincinnati, speaks to reporters alongside doctors Jordan Bonomo and Brandon Foreman on Thursday. They say released U.S. student Otto Warmbier is in a state "best described

Otto Warmbier Suffered 'Extensive Loss Of Brain Tissue,' No Sign Of Botulism

4:09pm June 15, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The student has been in a coma since before he was returned to the U.S. on Tuesday. Doctors say they've found no evidence of botulism, appearing to contradict the account by his North Korean captors.

Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate who has been imprisoned in North Korea since January 2016, is transferred by medical personnel from a transport aircraft to an ambulance at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport on Tuesday ni

American Student Freed By North Korea Arrives Home

10:53am June 14, 2017

by Mark Katkov

Otto Warmbier is said to have been in a coma since sometime after his sentencing in North Korea in March 2016. The American student was sentenced to a 15-year prison term after his arrest.