

Nation Nov 28

American Samoa is one of the few places in the world with zero reported COVID-19 cases. The U.S. territory, 2,600 miles from Hawaii, shut down its borders in March to commercial flights to prevent the spread of the virus to…
By Laura Fong
Science May 16

One of the biggest impacts of climate change will be on islands and coastal regions. That includes Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, an uninhabited island and protected sanctuary for dozens of wildlife species in the equatorial Pacific’s U.S. territory of…
By Mike Taibbi, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong
World May 16

To see how one of the most remote places on earth is being impacted by climate change, NewsHour Weekend traveled last fall to Rose Atoll, an uninhabited wildlife refuge in American Samoa. We had to get a special permit from…
By Laura Fong, Mori Rothman, Mike Taibbi
Nation May 16

“Island of Seabirds” to the Samoan people, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument is a major nesting site to a dozen bird species, as well as green sea turtles and other wildlife. Experience the island's wildlife, sounds and natural beauty in…
By Laura Fong, Mori Rothman, Mike Taibbi
Mar 03

By Associated Press
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has been declared the winner of the American Samoa caucus.
Feb 15

By Mike Taibbi, Laura Fong, Mori Rothman
Locally based fishermen who supply the lone Starkist tuna cannery in American Samoa are facing a perfect storm of obstacles that are threatening their economic survival. A battle is now on in the U.S. territory to fend off those looming…
Jan 18

By PBS NewsHour Weekend
NewsHour Weekend producers Laura Fong and Mori Rothman reported in 2019 on the impact of the U.S. trade war with China on farmers in North Carolina and Wisconsin a year ahead of the 2020 Republican and Democratic national conventions. They…
Jun 05

By Associated Press
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that people from the South Pacific islands of American Samoa do not have a right to U.S. citizenship simply because they were born in the U.S. territory.
In other news Monday, five people were killed in a suicide bombing at the U.N. World Food Program office in Islamabad, and three Americans were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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