Starting on Jan. 8, 2020, Social Security offices nationwide will be open to the public on Wednesday afternoons. This change restores Wednesday public service hours that were last in place in late 2012. “I don’t want someone to come to our office at 2:30pm on a Wednesday, only to...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP)—A North Korean cargo ship seized by the U.S. because of suspicion it was used to violate international sanctions arrived Saturday at the capital of this American territory, where it will undergo inspections. The Wise Honest was slowly towed to the...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa—American Samoa celebrated last Wednesday the day it officially became a U.S. territory, the 119th Flag Day. Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, command Master Chief Lori Fields, and Capt. Mike Long, commander Coast Guard Sector...

Editor’s Note: Amata released the following statement of support and condolences for New Zealand last Friday. “The reports from New Zealand are heartbreaking. We are mourning with them today. In American Samoa, we think of the other Pacific islands as neighbors, we come together...