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Santorum wins Kansas; Romney touts delegate gainsupdated: Sat Mar 10 2012 23:17:00

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum cruised to victory in Saturday's Kansas caucuses, gathering momentum for two upcoming Southern primaries. But top rival Mitt Romney's campaign said the candidate won more delegates over the weekend, with the help of three other races and updated results in one state.

Boat with 15 aboard missing in Micronesiaupdated: Thu Jul 21 2011 06:04:00

The U.S. Coast Guard, with international assistance, continued an expansive search Thursday for 15 people missing after a skiff disappeared about 600 miles southeast of Guam.

Disaster crimps Pacific tourismupdated: Fri Mar 18 2011 16:53:00

The travel and hospitality industry in the Pacific, including Hawaii, is the latest victim of the ongoing disaster in Japan.

Foreign nationals plan to evacuate Japanupdated: Fri Mar 18 2011 16:53:00

CNN's Atika Shubert explores how various countries are advising citizens of their evacuation options.

U.S., Canada threatened by tsunamiupdated: Fri Mar 11 2011 05:53:00

A tsunami warning has been issued for the western coastal areas of the United States and Canada after a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.

Congressman who shouted 'You lie!' at Obama will sit with Democratsupdated: Tue Jan 25 2011 06:22:00

A Republican congressman who unexpectedly participated in President Obama's health care speech in 2009 by heckling the chief executive says he will be flanked by two Democrats on Tuesday night to show his willingness to work with the opposition party.

Coast Guard: Missing American boaters found near Philippine islandsupdated: Sun Jan 23 2011 06:31:00

Five American boaters missing for days have been found safe and are on their way to the Philippines, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday.

Search widens for 5 missing American sailorsupdated: Sat Jan 22 2011 08:19:00

U.S. military aircraft and a Coast Guard cutter Saturday searched a large swath of sea for a catamaran and five American sailors that went missing between Guam and the Philippines.

5 Americans missing on catamaran voyage from Guam to Philippinesupdated: Fri Jan 21 2011 18:25:00

Two C-130 Hercules aircraft searched the Philippine Sea on Saturday for five missing Americans who left Guam more than two weeks earlier to deliver a catamaran to the Philippines, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

10 amazing ways video games can change your lifeupdated: Mon Aug 30 2010 09:45:00

They can save your life, crush your soul, make you a fortune, or even leave you penniless. Here are 10 reasons why video games have more real-world power than you think.

Another earthquake hits the Mariana Islands region in Pacificupdated: Wed Aug 18 2010 13:23:00

A strong earthquake struck the Mariana Islands region in the Pacific Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center reported.

No tsunami warning after Pacific quakeupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 20:25:00

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck south of the Mariana Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Waiting game continues in Blagojevich trialupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 05:40:00

If the Rod Blagojevich trial were a movie, it could be called Lost in Deliberation.

Waiting on the Blagojevich verdictupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 05:40:00

In Session explains why it's taking the jury so long to reach a verdict in Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial.

States cracking down on distracted drivingupdated: Tue Jun 15 2010 11:05:00

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association says U.S. highway safety agencies are cracking down on distracted driving.

The 11 most endangered historic placesupdated: Wed May 19 2010 09:28:00

The National Trust for Historic Preservation added 11 sites to its most-endangered list Wednesday, including one of the last remaining Negro League ball parks, a Civil War battlefield, a prehistoric cultural site in Guam and America's state parks and state-owned historic sites.

CNNMoney: Children's Tylenol, other meds recalledupdated: Sat May 01 2010 14:41:00

A voluntary recall has been issued for dozens of over-the-counter drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, because they don't meet quality standards.

Taiwanese man accused of violating Iran embargoupdated: Thu Feb 04 2010 16:25:00

A Taiwanese man accused of exporting missile components from the United States to Iran made his first court appearance Thursday, the Department of Justice announced.

Laws covering texting, tanning beds, trans fat take effect in 2010updated: Fri Jan 01 2010 17:44:00

Legislatures in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico met in 2009, leading to the enactment of 40,697 laws, many of which take effect January 1.

New year, new rulesupdated: Fri Jan 01 2010 17:44:00

Alison Kosik looks at some new business rules that officially become law in 2010.

Fall back -- time change is this weekendupdated: Fri Oct 30 2009 17:18:00

It's time to "fall back" again. At 2 a.m. Sunday, you'll have to turn your clock back one hour, because it's the end of daylight saving time.

Taiwanese call for souls to come homeupdated: Mon Aug 17 2009 02:55:00

Grieving Taiwanese families held roadside memorial services Saturday to honor those killed by Typhoon Morakot.

Garment firm settles over discriminationupdated: Wed Jul 29 2009 22:46:00

A major garment manufacturer in the U.S. North Pacific commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands settled with the U.S. government for $1.7 million after workers accused employers of ethnic and gender-based discrimination, the government announced.

10 Year Old Saves Moon Missionupdated: Mon Jul 20 2009 20:40:00

HLN's Susan Hendricks talks with an iReporter who helped the Apollo-11 moon mission just moments before splash down.

The 10-year-old who helped Apollo 11, 40 years laterupdated: Mon Jul 20 2009 20:40:00

On July 23, 1969, as Apollo 11 hurtled back towards Earth, there was a problem -- a problem only a kid could solve.

Two jets land safely after fire outbreaksupdated: Thu Jun 11 2009 03:25:00

A Jetstar flight with 203 passengers and crew aboard landed safely in Guam early Thursday after a fire broke out in the plane's cockpit, the airline said.

Air-pork?updated: Thu Apr 23 2009 12:46:00

An airport named after a congressman is targeted by critics as wasteful. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.

Remote Murtha airport lands big bucks from Washingtonupdated: Thu Apr 23 2009 12:46:00

Located outside a small Pennsylvania city, John Murtha airport may not see many passengers. But it's seen plenty of arrivals of tax dollars from Washington, most recently economic stimulus funds.

CNN Student News One-Sheet: Daylight-Saving Timeupdated: Thu Mar 05 2009 21:43:00

Use this explainer to help students understand the reasons for and history of daylight-saving time.

Navy says sub leaked radiation since 2006updated: Thu Aug 07 2008 12:02:00

A U.S. Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday.

U.S. sub leaked radioactive water, possibly for monthsupdated: Fri Aug 01 2008 23:35:00

Water with trace amounts of radioactivity may have leaked for months from a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine as it traveled around the Pacific to ports in Guam, Japan and Hawaii, Navy officials told CNN on Friday.

Sub water may be radioactiveupdated: Fri Aug 01 2008 23:35:00

A U.S. nuclear submarine may have leaked radioactive water at ports in Japan and Hawaii. CNN's Jamie McIntyre reports.

Air Force: Entire crew killed in B-52 crash near Guamupdated: Wed Jul 23 2008 20:41:00

All six airmen aboard the B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam's northwest coast were killed, Air Force officials confirmed Wednesday.

Two bodies found after B-52 crash near Guamupdated: Mon Jul 21 2008 18:04:00

Two airmen were found dead in the Pacific Ocean and rescuers were trying to find four others after a U.S. Air Force B-52 crashed off the island of Guam on Monday, the Air Force said.

Time.com: Crews Look for B-52 Crash Survivors updated: Mon Jul 21 2008 06:00:00

Rescue crews were searching a vast area of floating debris and a sheen of oil for crew members of an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed off the island of Guam

Airline cuts could mean fewer choices for more moneyupdated: Mon Jun 30 2008 07:27:00

For Glenn Wakai, the world is about to get a lot bigger.

Moisture caused B-2 crashupdated: Fri Jun 06 2008 20:48:00

The U.S. Air Force reports that the first crash of a stealth bomber, caused by moisture in the sensors, cost $1.4 billion.

Obama defeats Clinton in Guam caucuses by 7 votesupdated: Tue May 20 2008 19:45:00

Sen. Barack Obama won Guam's Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday by just seven votes, according to a Guam election official.

All eyes on the gas tax holidayupdated: Sat May 03 2008 16:29:00

CNN's Candy Crowley reports the gas tax holiday proposal is driving politics in Indiana and North Carolina.

Native Hawaiians blockade historic palaceupdated: Thu May 01 2008 07:44:00

A group of native Hawaiians occupied the grounds of the old Hawaiian monarchy's royal residence Wednesday, vowing to stay and do the business of the kingdom's government.

Stealth bomber debris burnsupdated: Mon Feb 25 2008 12:08:00

Two pilots survived a B-2 stealth bomber crash at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam early Saturday morning.

B-2 bomber flights on 'pause' after crash updated: Mon Feb 25 2008 11:55:00

The U.S. Air Force's B-2 flight operations remain suspended in the United States and Guam after the weekend crash of a batwing stealth aircraft in Guam, according to an Air Force spokesman.

CNN Student News One-Sheet: The Right to Voteupdated: Mon Feb 04 2008 21:50:00

The foundation of a democratic republic is suffrage: the right to vote. Universal suffrage extends this civil right to all adults without distinction to race, sex, belief, intelligence or economic or social status. In the United States, almost all adult citizens over the age of 18 may vote in the presidential election. To this day, U.S. citizens who reside in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories do not vote in presidential elections, but may vote in local elections.

Time.com: Why FEMA Fakes it With the Pressupdated: Sun Oct 28 2007 20:00:00

The phony wildfires press conference wasn't entirely unprecedented. So what's the agency's rationale?

Time.com: The Trouble with Terror Drillsupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 02:45:00

The federal disaster exercises taking place this week are supposed to prepare us for a real dirty bomb attack. So something is missing

Time.com: Fed Prepares for Terror Drillupdated: Wed Oct 03 2007 12:00:00

The nation is preparing for its biggest terrorism exercise ever next week when three fictional "dirty bombs" cripple arteries in two major U.S. cities and Guam

CNNMoney: Bias claim hits Morgan Stanleyupdated: Sun Sep 23 2007 21:21:00

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition on Monday filed a civil rights complaint against Morgan Stanley, alleging the investment bank discriminated against minorities seeking home loans.

From Maui dive shop to tourist hot spotupdated: Sun Aug 26 2007 22:18:00

It started as a simple dive shop in 1958, taking tourists and locals on scuba tours in the Pacific Ocean off Maui. But a year after opening for business, Maui Divers workers found what resembled a black bush in deep waters off the Molokai Channel.

Time.com: Russia Resumes Bomber Flightsupdated: Fri Aug 17 2007 13:05:00

President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he had ordered the military to resume regular long-range flights of strategic bombers

Russia restores bomber patrolsupdated: Fri Aug 17 2007 01:48:00

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday security threats had forced Russia to revive the Soviet-era practice of sending bomber aircraft on regular patrols beyond its borders.

Tonight's factsupdated: Tue Jul 17 2007 06:20:00

Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.

13 dead following Solomons tsunamiupdated: Mon Apr 02 2007 00:51:00

At least 13 people died in the Solomon Islands Monday after two earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation, the country's chief spokesman said.

Tsunami warnings for Pacific after quakeupdated: Sun Apr 01 2007 18:48:00

Two large back-to-back earthquakes centered in the region of the Solomon Islands triggered a tsunami warning Sunday for a huge part of the Pacific including Australia and Indonesia.

Daylight-Saving Timeupdated: Wed Mar 07 2007 12:46:00

Use this explainer to help students understand the reasons for and history of daylight-saving time.

CNNMoney: D.C. delegate pushes for state coinupdated: Thu Jan 11 2007 10:26:00

Coin collectors may be happy to hear a possible extension of 50-state quarter program scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2008, according to a published report.

Explosions rock Bangkok; New Year's events canceledupdated: Sun Dec 31 2006 07:31:00

Thai authorities Sunday canceled major New Year's celebrations in Bangkok and Thailand's second largest city, Chiang Mai, after a string of explosions in the capital killed two people.

CNN Future Summit forumupdated: Mon Nov 20 2006 13:16:00

A futuristic new jet hopes to be the biggest revolution in commercial aircraft design in fifty years. With a radical new shape, its designers believe it will use 25 percent less fuel that today's planes and be no louder than a car driving down your street.

Fortune: A master traveler's secrets to a better tripupdated: Thu Oct 12 2006 09:49:00

Exactly 24 hours and four cities after we awoke, Dean Burri volunteered his assessment of my traveling skills. "I'd call you a travel enthusiast," he said, taking a puff of a Cuban cigar at a bar i...

Roosevelt's legacy shapes U.S. of todayupdated: Sun Jun 25 2006 09:55:00

At home and abroad, he was the locomotive president, the man who drew his flourishing nation into the future.

U.S. sailor gets life in Japan beating deathupdated: Fri Jun 02 2006 00:58:00

A court in Japan on Friday convicted a U.S. sailor of killing a Japanese woman and sentenced him to life in prison.

Second quake strikes near Tongaupdated: Wed May 17 2006 20:09:00

A second powerful earthquake has struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga in the space of 24 hours.

Real quake shakes tsunami drillupdated: Wed May 17 2006 03:07:00

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga during a simulated tsunami warning drill Wednesday.

U.S., Japan agree on Marine moveupdated: Mon Apr 24 2006 01:47:00

Japan and the United States have reached an agreement that will clear the way for the departure of thousands of American Marines from Okinawa.

Report: North Korea fires missilesupdated: Wed Mar 08 2006 16:37:00

North Korea launched a pair of short-range missiles Wednesday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

Doctor's practice is an open bookupdated: Tue Dec 20 2005 12:25:00

Here is one doctor whose prescriptions are easy to read, good for what ails you and last a lifetime.

World War IIupdated: Mon Aug 15 2005 16:15:00

Use this explainer to help students understand the history of World War II, a topic relevant to current news.

CNNMoney: Extreme saverupdated: Wed May 18 2005 10:50:00

Brian O'Reilly, just 28 years old and six years out of college, already owns two businesses, is launching another, and hopes to semi-retire by age 40.

Parsing North Korea's nuclear gameupdated: Mon May 09 2005 13:12:00

In the late 1990s, U.S. spy satellites crisscrossing North Korea picked up alarming evidence that suggested the rogue regime might be excavating a secret underground nuclear test facility.

Dragnet nabs 10,000 fugitivesupdated: Thu Apr 14 2005 10:04:00

More than 10,000 fugitives from justice have been captured in a nationwide, weeklong dragnet involving federal, state and local authorities, said the U.S. Marshals Service, which led the effort.

Your e-mail: Remembering the popeupdated: Sat Apr 02 2005 16:45:00

CNN.com asked its users to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited.

Sub skipper to lose commandupdated: Fri Feb 11 2005 22:13:00

The captain of a U.S. submarine that hit an undersea mountain last month in the western Pacific, killing one sailor and injuring 23 others, will be relieved of command, Pentagon officials said Friday.

Navy publishes first photos of damaged subupdated: Thu Jan 27 2005 17:12:00

The Navy has published the first photographs of the damaged nuclear attack submarine USS San Francisco now in dry dock in Guam.

Officials: U.S. submarine hit undersea mountainupdated: Mon Jan 10 2005 02:58:00

The U.S. Navy submarine accident that killed one sailor and injured 24 others occurred when the vessel -- traveling at high speed -- hit an undersea mountain head-on, Pentagon officials said Monday.

U.S. sailor dies in submarine accident updated: Sun Jan 09 2005 04:12:00

A U.S. sailor died Sunday, after sustaining injuries in a submarine accident a day earlier in the western Pacific, according to a statement from the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

U.S. nuclear sub runs aground in Pacificupdated: Sat Jan 08 2005 04:11:00

U.S. Coast Guard and military aircraft Saturday are en route to the western Pacific, where a nuclear attack submarine ran aground, injuring at least 20 crew members -- one critically, U.S. Navy sources said.

U.S. to double helicopter fleetupdated: Tue Jan 04 2005 22:32:00

The U.S. military says it will double the number of helicopters operating in the tsunami-stricken regions from 46 to more than 90, in a bid to help speed aid to desperate survivors in remote areas.

Alien invaders, a global environment under attackupdated: Thu Dec 30 2004 21:14:00

They're not from the sci-fi show "X-Files," but scientists are sounding the alarm that aliens have invaded the planet.

Flying business in the Pacific updated: Wed Nov 03 2004 07:24:00

When business travelers think of a regional carrier that is crucial to the economy of a handful of nations, they likely imagine an airline with thousands of staff and a fleet of a hundred planes.

Predators in paradiseupdated: Fri Oct 22 2004 15:18:00

A dangerous intruder has invaded Everglades National Park, and it's putting the native wildlife at risk.

Taiwan braces for Typhoon Aereupdated: Mon Aug 23 2004 23:17:00

Financial markets, schools and businesses in Taipei and other parts of Taiwan have been shut as a strong typhoon closes in on the island.

Sunken treasure scheme scuttledupdated: Thu Mar 18 2004 22:14:00

Australian police have arrested a man over a Southeast Asia sunken treasure scheme that promised huge returns to investors.

Pacific command orders conduct review updated: Tue Mar 09 2004 21:28:00

At least 92 allegations of sexual assault, including rape, involving U.S. Air Force personnel in the Pacific were reported over the past three years, according to a review ordered by the region's commander.

Fortune: The Fly Boys They shrank the globe and--even harder--made money in the process.updated: Mon May 24 1999 00:01:00

From the moment in 1914 when the first paying passenger boarded the first scheduled commercial flight--a 20-minute hop across Tampa Bay on the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line--aviation has been a...

Money Magazine: SIX WAYS TO WRITE OFF YOUR SUMMER TRIPupdated: Thu Aug 01 1996 00:01:00

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Fortune: ENTREPRENEURS THE FINE ART OF NICHE PICKING These scrappy innovators give buyers what they aren't getting from updated: Mon Nov 22 1993 00:01:00

THEY ARE REBELS with a cause, offbeat businessmen and women on track with today's consumers. The key to their success: They understand that customers in the 1990s want to be educated, entertained, ...

Fortune: WHERE TO LOOK FOR HIGH INCOME Okay, so interest rates are low. Risk-averse investors can still find juicy yields updated: Mon Oct 25 1993 00:01:00

TO THE DUTIFUL husbanders of wealth who scrimped in years past to help their capital appreciate and now want their capital to help them appreciate life, the fixed-income market seems downright rude...

Fortune: EXPORTING JOBS AND ETHICSupdated: Mon Oct 05 1992 00:01:00

Clearly, one hot issue this election year is the thousands of manufacturing jobs that U.S. employers are exporting overseas. Few Americans, however, stop to ask exactly how workers now holding down...

Fortune: Born to shopupdated: Mon Jun 06 1988 00:01:00

The weak dollar has a bright side: Japanese tourists chipped $2.1 billion off the U.S.'s $60 billion trade deficit with yenland last year. Each visitor frittered away an average of $1,000 on transp...

Fortune: A Generic Program, Jim Wright's Phone Bill, The Unfree Riders, and Other Matters. Baby Talkupdated: Mon Feb 29 1988 00:01:00

''Parsnips are in the forefront of the national consciousness today,'' is how Bob Dole put it in the Congressional Record. The smiling Kansan added that we need government action to coordinate all ...

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