Bill Seeks to End Lawmakers’ Self-Enrichment Through Allowances

A Saipan senator has filed legislation to shut down a decades-old scheme that lets CNMI lawmakers quietly double their salaries through “allowances,” capping the payouts, restricting how they can be used, and forcing full transparency on every...

Meet Theodora Holmes, Troy Polamalu's Greek Orthodox wife

Theodora Holmes has been Troy Polamalu's wife for two decades. The former Pittsburgh Steelers safety attributes his success on and off the field to her. In his speech during his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, he said: And...

Cambridge-Isanti grad finds more than just a passion

Cory van Hees has no interest in standing in the spotlight. “I didn’t really want to do this interview,” van Hees admitted. “I’m only doing it because my mom said I should.” Unfortunately for the 2014 Cambridge-Isanti High School graduate, he has...

Walla Walla relatives’ DNA samples help identify WWII US Navy pilot's remains

U.S. Navy aviator Ensign Howard Allen Holding’s family learned the 22-year-old was declared missing in action during World War II on Sept. 6, 1944. For eight decades the family lived in limbo, with scant information to go on. They couldn’t say...

Economic advisory council revived, Marianas USA launched

AT the most recent general membership meeting of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce at Kensington Hotel, SCC President Joe Guerrero announced that the governor’s council of economic advisors has been reactivated under the Apatang administration....

Daylight saving is here again (for some). What’s it all about?

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Hang on, what just happened? If you live in Victoria, NSW, South Australia or Tasmania, you’ve...

81 years after World War II death, Utah fighter pilot’s journey home is complete

During World War II, military officials reported naval aviators flew from aircraft carriers, projecting air power across vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean, and participated in major battles such as Midway, the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf,...

Clutch shots lift MCS over GCA, 20-18

Chacha Ocean View Middle School V's Tate Manglona dribbles past defenders during a game against Saipan International School V in the boys middle school division of the PSS-NMIBF Interscholastic Basketball League SY25-26 at the Marianas High School...

MHS sweeps high school division in cross country qualifiers

The boys’ division featured tough competition, with MHS edging out Saipan International School by a slim margin, 20 to 23. Agape Christian School followed in third with 64 points, while Saipan Southern High School placed fourth with 69. Kagman...

Oklahoman centenarian talks about his 100 years of a 'great life'

Ask a local World War II veteran about the secret to his longetivity and his answers are just as heartwarming as they are sincere. Edward "Ed" Edmiston, who turned 100 years old on Oct. 3, credited his century of living to his commitment to...

Parachuting Tylenol-laced Mice: How US Fought An Invasive Snake Plague In Guam

The strategy worked by exploiting the snake’s scavenging behaviour. Photo : AP Guam, a US territory in the western Pacific, has faced one of the world’s most unusual ecological battles: an invasion of brown tree snakes. The nocturnal predator,...

Pacific news in brief for 2 October

Photo: Aleksandr Shyripa Papua New Guinea - drugs Papua New Guinea's deputy police commissioner Donald Yamasombi says the country is sitting on a dangerous stockpile of illegal drugs - as much as three tonnes. The Post-Courier reported Yamasombi...

How WWII made Hershey and Mars Halloween candy kings

Every year, Hershey manufactures 373 million of its signature milk chocolate bars. While the company doesn’t release exact stats on Halloween sales, you can bet a lot of those end up in plastic Jack O’Lantern-shaped pails. Hershey’s also produces...

Is it still daylight saving time 2025? When the clocks change

The sun is setting earlier and the nights are getting colder — a sign that the clocks are about to fall back an hour for the time change. Here's when and what to know about the end of daylight saving time 2025. Many countries around the world and...

Wendover: Historic airfield in the desert

Editor’s note — The Nevada News Group recently toured the former Wendover Army Air Force Base, now the Wendover Airfield on the Nevada-Utah border. This article concludes our 80th anniversary series of remembering World War II. Only a slight...

Could This Be Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Plane?

The image shows what could potentially be the fuselage and tail of Amelia's Lockheed E-10 Electra. Photo credit:Archaeological Legacy Institute A highly anticipated mission to uncover the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance is set to begin...

SSHS smashes SIS, 21-7, in boys fastpitch league

By James Sablan [email protected] Variety News Staff SAIPAN Southern High School defeated Saipan International School, 21-7, on Monday at the Dandan ballfield, marking their first victory in the boys high school division of the PSS-NMISA...

The Truth About Amelia Earhart

“I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her,” President Donald Trump announced recently on Truth Social, pulling one of America’s most...

Truth 145: Truth Comes Home to Roost – Reform or ELSE!

But at least Ambrodamus has been vindicated AGAIN about the REFORMs thanks to the Feds & our Delegate. It is now clear from “Our-Fathers-In-Washington” the CNMI must implement real Reforms if “Federal Bailouts are to continue”. Heck MVA is now...

Pacific News In Brief For 1 October

Article – RNZ A round-up of news from around the region, including concerns about rheumatic heart disease in Fiji. Fiji – health A leading doctor in Fiji says rheumatic heart disease prevention needs to be ramped up. Almost one child in every...