The Department of Air Force will push ahead with the construction of new infrastructure at Andersen Air Force Base despite the decision to call off the plan to establish a permanent training detachment for the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio on Monday signed 24 bills into law, including a measure that standardizes access to emergency contraception for survivors of rape.

With the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management poised to decide soon on an application for deep-sea mining in the waters off American Samoa, advocates opposing the initiative hope to build a tidal wave of resistance not just in American Samoa but across all U.S. territories in the Pacific.