U.S. Army Lt. Col. Louis E. Roemer was taken prisoner in the Philippines when the Japanese in May 1942 captured the island fortress of Corregidor, after American forces lost the Bataan Peninsula.

A remote Pacific island nation better known to many Americans as a former backdrop for reality television is stepping into a global immigration spotlight. According to the New York Post, Palau, a ...

KAPOLEI (KHON2) — To help members of the community in need this holiday season, the Island Pacific Academy is hosting a food drive, handing out household staples. Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p ...

James Swanson’s story begins in Evanston, Illinois, in 1926, during the Great Depression. Growing up as the son of a minister who moved the family across Montana, Oregon, and Iowa, James learned ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Anderson Giles, a retired University of Maine at Presque Isle art professor who has dedicated more than 30 years of his life to preserving the history of World War II and led ...

Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South Pacific to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions ...

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 1, 2025 10:44 AM EST The U.S. military is ...

After spending some time with the residents of Springfield, Fortnite is going Hollywood. What that means is that Epic Games is about to take some inspiration from Tinseltown and bring players a ...

The United States recently deployed the combat-proven High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, to a remote Pacific island for an exercise as the Army continues to bolster its ability to fight ...

A think tank has released a new platform focusing on how Micronesia, a little-mentioned but strategically placed archipelago in the western Pacific, is becoming a central arena in the U.S.-China great ...

Wesley Morgan is a fellow at the Climate Council of Australia Scott Hamilton is a Director and Senior Advisor to the not-for-profit organisation Smart Energy Council and the not-for-profit Renewable ...