Saipan

Saipan man wages latest challenge to US cockfighting ban

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHERJune 3, 2022 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — A man’s lawsuit in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the latest challenge to a ban against cockfighting in U.S. territories.

An animal welfare group says the lawsuit has no chance of success because of how similar lawsuits in Guam and Puerto Rico have fared.

Saipan sees dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases

November 23, 2021 GMT

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — An outbreak of COVID-19 on Saipan sent their case numbers soaring Tuesday.

Health officials said there were 98 new cases confirmed, which is 17% of all known infections since the start of the pandemic, the Guam Pacific Daily News reported.

US Judge: Saipan casino builder must pay 7 ex-workers $5.4M

By AUDREY McAVOYMay 24, 2021 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — A judge on the U.S. Pacific island of Saipan on Monday ordered a Hong Kong company to pay seven Chinese construction workers a total of $5.4 million for forcing them to work long hours in dangerous conditions to build a casino, while they were denied medical care for injuries and threatened with deportation and death.

Islands regain some air, sea access after monster storm

By CALEB JONES and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHEROctober 27, 2018 GMT

Some airport and shipping access has returned to a U.S. Pacific territory ravaged by a super typhoon, but tens of thousands of residents still without power and sifting through rubble face a long road to recovery...

US sends aid to Pacific islands devastated by huge typhoon

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOYOctober 27, 2018 GMT

The federal government sent supplies to a U.S. territory in the Pacific that was ravaged by a super typhoon as residents of the Northern Mariana Islands dug through crumbled houses, smashed cars and fallen utility poles two days after the deadly storm...

Injuries reported in Marianas after Super Typhoon Yutu hits

By CALEB JONES and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHEROctober 25, 2018 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Super Typhoon Yutu crossed over the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands early Thursday as the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S.