President Donald Trump’s order to re-open distant, protected Pacific waters to U.S. fishing fleets followed years of dire warnings by the region’s commercial seafood interests.

As islands in the Pacific Ocean basin, American Sāmoa and Hawaiʻi have strong connections across marine ecosystems and cultures. While Hawaiʻi has banned seabed mining in state waters, which extend ...

An illegal voting case highlights lingering confusion over rights extended to citizens of American Samoa, a territory of the United States.

The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it was publishing a request for information and interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American Samoa.

The lieutenant governors of Guam and American Samoa are participating in high-level discussions to advocate greater membership in the Pacific Islands Forum.

Deemed an innocent bystander by police, he was killed by a volunteer “peacekeeper” for the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake ...

The US Interior Department said on Thursday it was publishing a request for information and interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American Samoa. The step will ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it was publishing a request for information and interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American ...

While American Samoa has been US soil since 1900, the territory’s residents have never been recognized as US citizens by ...

General information about American Samoa where Pago Pago International Airport is located in the city of Pago Pago. General information include capital of American Samoa, currency and conversion rate ...

After nearly a year of shutting down to flights due to the pandemic, American Samoa is beginning to repatriate its residents on flights back home under a strict quarantine protocol. NewsHour ...