Northern Mariana Islands

Super Typhoon Bavi struck Rota with sustained winds exceeding 150 mph, causing significant damage across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The storm moved through the western Pacific, leaving widespread destruction in its path.

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall on US Pacific islands, causing major damages reported by local authorities on Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall near Guam, bringing winds over 180 mph and torrential rain to the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. The storm caused power outages, extreme wind warnings, and forced residents to shelter indoors, compounding damage from an earlier super typhoon this year.

Residents of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean, are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which could bring winds exceeding 180 miles per hour.

Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean, are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which could bring winds exceeding 180 miles per hour. Guam and surrounding Pacific islands are also bracing for the typhoon's impact.

Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are preparing for Typhoon Bavi. A man was observed walking past boarded-up stores in Guam on Sunday.

Super Typhoon Bavi, with sustained winds of 269km/h and gusts up to 324km/h, threatens US Pacific territories Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Authorities have declared a state of emergency, opened emergency shelters requiring seven days of supplies per person, and residents are boarding up homes ahead of the storm's expected landfall near Rota. Past typhoons like Sinlaku and Mawar caused significant damage, including structural destruction and fatalities.

Residents of U.S. Pacific territories like Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are preparing for Typhoon Bavi, which could become a super typhoon, just months after the region was devastated by Sinlaku. Recovery efforts remain ongoing in the Northern Marianas, where power and housing are still being restored.

Vice President JD Vance criticized the Supreme Court's decision upholding birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, calling it a 'major mistake' and warning it could encourage 'birth tourism.' The ruling rejected President Donald Trump's executive order to end automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S., with Vance suggesting strategies to address the issue, including restrictions on U.S. territories like the Northern Mariana Islands.

President Trump opened previously protected areas of the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing, affecting three marine national monuments around the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, covering nearly half a million square miles.

As the US celebrates its 250th anniversary, 3.6 million residents of US territories (including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands) have no senators and only nonvoting representatives in Congress, excluding them from full democratic participation.

An FBI agent has been honored with the inaugural Hometown Hero Award by the United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. This recognition highlights exceptional service and dedication to law enforcement in the region.

An FBI agent has been honored with the inaugural Hometown Hero Award by the United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. This recognition highlights the agent's exceptional service and contributions to law enforcement in the Pacific region.

A U.S. Coast Guard team recovered the body of one of six missing crew members from the overturned cargo ship Mariana near the Northern Mariana Islands, which lost its engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Search efforts involving U.S. and Japanese divers, drones, and aircraft continue for the remaining five crew members and a missing life raft. The incident occurred in a U.S. territory, with heavy winds initially hampering rescue operations.

Super Typhoon Sinlaku caused significant damage to the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, displacing over 1,000 people to shelters. The storm's intense winds and rains led to infrastructure destruction, though no fatalities have been reported.

A powerful typhoon, Sinlaku, is impacting U.S. territories in the western Pacific Ocean, causing severe flooding and strong winds. The storm was downgraded from a super typhoon as it hit the Northern Mariana Islands, with updates provided by the National Weather Service in Guam.

Super Typhoon Sinlaku devastated remote U.S. Pacific islands, including Saipan and Guam, with winds up to 140 mph and catastrophic flooding. Authorities reported widespread damage, power outages, and rescue efforts amid fears of prolonged destructive conditions.

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is approaching the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, though it is weakening. The storm will still bring dangerous conditions to the region.

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is forecast to track close to Guam and may bring significant impacts to the Northern Mariana Islands in the coming days. The storm's potential effects on US Pacific islands are a key focus of the report.

A dangerous super typhoon, Sinlaku, is expected to make landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain, and flooding. The National Weather Service issued the warning ahead of the storm's approach.

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is rapidly strengthening and threatening the Mariana Islands, including Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, with destructive winds, flooding, and dangerous seas. The storm originated in Micronesia's waters and is expected to impact the western Pacific region.

The U.S. is planning to mine a seabed area roughly the size of Nevada near Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to extract rare earth elements and other minerals, driven by competition with China over Pacific resources and reducing reliance on foreign mineral sources. The 69 million acre proposal spans two geographical zones and will undergo environmental analysis before potential lease offerings. The initiative reflects broader geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region as both the U.S. and China compete for strategic control and access to critical minerals.