Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Jan. 10, 2020 photo, Filipo Ilaoa, left, and Bonnelley Pa'uulu pose with the flag of American Samoa at the American Samoa ...

The island will honor USA's 250th year with a massive drone and pyrotechnic show — the last official America 250 ...

The U.S. may have just marked the 50th anniversary of voting rights for blacks, but the denial of those same rights to another American community - Pacific Islanders, particularly from Guam and ...

Though the American flag has waved over Pago Pago harbor since 1900, American Samoa, a cluster of islands near Australia and home to about 55,000 people, is the only U.S. territory where citizenship ...

The islands of American Samoa could be considered the United States’ stepping stone into the South Pacific. The five main islands in the group include Tutuila, Ta’u, Ofu, Olosega and Aunu’u. Tutuila ...

Apr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also increase ...

A number of U.S.-born softball players have played for national teams of other countries or territories. The latest Arizona Wildcats to take advantage of that opportunity are Tele Jennings and Sina ...

President Biden suffered a stunning Super Tuesday defeat in the American Samoa caucus at the hands of Jason Palmer. The Democratic Party in American Samoa issued a statement Tuesday night affirming ...

American Samoa reported its first coronavirus case, 18 months into the pandemic, after a traveler tested positive after flying to the U.S. territory from Hawaii. The positive case was discovered ...

Visiting American Samoa is like stepping back in time — both because of its unsullied natural beauty and its antiquated banking system. Processing Content The economy runs on cash, but until recently ...

Growing up in American Samoa, Filipo Ilaoa’s neighbors were his cousins on a plot of land full of banana and breadfruit trees shared by his extended family and overseen by a chief elected by his ...