Guam

Tourists enjoy the beach in Tumon, Guam

Guam residents are more afraid of typhoons than they are of Kim Jong-un

Conflict

“To be honest, I’m more worried about the projectiles from the typhoons when we get strong winds than whatever projectiles Kim Jong-un says he will launch on Guam,” says Janice Furukawa, 58. Other Guam residents agree.

A sample ballot

Guam’s voters tend to predict the presidency — but they have no say in the Electoral College

Global Politics
Kale Walch cooks a pan of "bacon," one of the meatless meats that he and his sister Aubry Walch (in the back) whip up for The Herbivorous Butcher. They're hoping to open what they say is the world's first vegan butcher shop in the spring.

A sister and brother dream of making the perfect vegan Spam

Food

In one particular part of Beijing, stray cats are more than welcome

Global Scan

Far from Pacific home, Micronesians making Missouri home

On Guam, little apprehension from North Korea’s threatened attack

Global Politics

North Korea’s sabre-rattling toward the United States is mostly hot air for those of us living in the mainland United States. But a tiny U.S. outpost west of Hawaii, Guam, is within range of North Korea’s missiles. But they’re still not worried.

Academics say to de-escalate in North Korea U.S. must talk

Global Politics

Tensions remain at a fever pitch between the U.S. and South Korea on one side and North Korea on the other. But academics say the way to dial down the pressure is for American officials to reach out. But should the U.S. give North Koreans what they’re so clearly looking for?

North Korea rages over U.S.-South Korea military exercise

Global Politics

Tensions on the Korean peninsula are running high, with North Korea vowing to take pre-emptive military strikes against South Korea and U.S. forces around the Pacific Ocean, while the South is promising to respond to any aggression with bullets first, and politics later.

U.S. appeals court strikes down Congressional ban on political ads on public broadcasting

Global Politics

The days of public radio and television being a refuge from political ads may be over, at least for public broadcasters on the U.S. west coast. A court ruling there will allow public broadcasters to begin accepting political ads immediately.

US military buildup in Guam

The U.S. military plans to redeploy thousands of Marines and their families to Guam from the Japanese island of Okinawa.