The Samoan archipelago consists of 15 inhabited islands in the South Pacific that are located approximately 14 degrees south latitude and between 171 and 173 degrees west longitude. The archipelago is a politically divided one. The eastern group of...

American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa. The main (largest and most populous) island is Tutuila, with the...

The lieutenant governor and a territorial senator of American Samoa were charged with fraud, bribery and obstruction in a federal indictment unsealed Monday in Washington.The arrests of Lt. Gov. Ipulasi Sunia, 64, and Sen. Tini Lam Yuen, 56, were announced in a Justice Department release...

James E. SlossonLOS ANGELES (AP) _ James E. Slosson, who helped create the California commission that advises lawmakers on reducing earthquake dangers, died April 28. He was 84.Slosson, who lived in Sherman Oaks, died of congestive heart failure at a hospital, said his daughter-in-law, Lynn...

Super Tuesday may be a de facto national primary, but the outcome might not be as clear — or as timely — as results in most November elections.Unlike general elections for public office, the goal in primaries and caucuses is to win delegates to the...

The breakdown by states, with the number of delegates in parentheses. All are primaries unless otherwise indicated. WTA indicates winner take all.___ALABAMA (Dems: 52; GOP: 45)Huckabee working hard to defeat McCain.Large black population makes this fertile territory for Obama.ALASKA (caucuses) (Dems: 13; GOP: 26)Romney making...