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Mother of Maryland woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive is ‘special guest’ at White House briefing

By The Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing with the mother of a Maryland woman, Rachel Morin, who was killed by a fugitive from El Salvador in 2023 while exercising on a popular hiking trail northeast of Baltimore.

Victor Martinez-Hernandez was convicted of raping and killing Rachel Morin and concealing her body in a drainage culvert.

Leavitt previously announced the unscheduled briefing with a “special guest.”

Leavitt has highlighted the Morin case for days. She has expressed anger, saying it received less attention than that of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.

Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for failing to heed a Supreme Court order that it must “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s release.

Southwest adds BWI Marshall nonstops to St. Thomas 

By Jeff Clabaugh
Southwest Airlines is adding nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to St. Thomas starting Feb. 7. It will be only the second nonstop service to the popular U.S. Virgin Islands destination from the D.C. region. United Airlines currently flies nonstop to St. Thomas from Dulles International Airport year round. The Southwest flights from BWI Marshall will also be year round.
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