Andy Villagomez clears what remains of a large tree that overshadowed his front yard before falling to Typhoon Mawar, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam. Grace Garces Bordallo/AP hide caption
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This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the typhoon closing in on Tumon Bay, Guam on Tuesday. Junior Grade Drew Lovullo/AP hide caption
A typhoon just lashed Guam. What does federal relief look like for a U.S. territory?
"My body, my choice!" resonates from protesters on the front lawn of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña during a protest as they voiced their concerns against the Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 on April 27, 2022. Rick Cruz/AP hide caption
People watch a TV showing an image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Jan 31. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
This Jan. 4 photo shows Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers assembling during military training at Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Navy Capt. Brett Crozier is pictured in November 2019 on the USS Roosevelt. Navy officials have not ruled out reinstating him. He was fired as commander of the aircraft carrier after complaining wasn't getting enough help containing the coronavirus on board. Seaman Apprentice Nicholas Huynh/AP hide caption
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly testifies at a Senate hearing on Dec. 3. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"Too naive or too stupid"
Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 27, 2018. The Roosevelt, currently docked in Guam, has reported dozens of cases of novel coronavirus infection aboard. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images hide caption
The extremely secluded resort island of Wakaya, Fiji, has confirmed at least five cases of COVID-19. Torsten Blackwood/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sandra King Young runs Medicaid in American Samoa, a U.S. territory that faces dramatic funding cuts to islanders' health care unless Congress acts. "This is the United States' shame in the islands," she says. Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR hide caption
The office and residence of the Archbishop of Agana in Guam, seen Wednesday. The house was listed as one of the non-essential properties owned by the Catholic Church in the U.S. territory, which announced that it will file for bankruptcy. Grace Garces Bordallo/AP hide caption
Corals around the world have been dying because of warming waters and pollution. Some researchers hope they can reverse the trend by growing new corals in the lab. Albert Kok/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
As the date for North Korea's missile launch toward Guam approached, protesters held a peace rally in Hagatna, Guam. On Tuesday, North Korea's regime opted not to launch missiles toward the U.S. territory. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, hide caption
Then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, in 2011. Mullen, who retired six years ago, has expressed concern about escalating tensions with North Korea. Harry Hamburg/AP hide caption
Afternoon traffic passes in front of a wall painted with the flags of the U.S. and Guam in the Tumon district on the island of Guam on Friday. The island has become a talking point in the rhetoric coming from President Trump and North Korea. Virgilio Valencia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
At Mosa's Joint in Guam, island residents and military personnel fill up the bar for Thursday happy hour. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption
On Guam, The Mood Is Calm Despite Being In North Korea's Crosshairs
A man watches a TV screen showing a local news program reporting on North Korea's missiles at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
At railway station in Seoul on Wednesday, a South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing a graphic of the distance between North Korea and the U.S. territory of Guam. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers hope Guam's snakes take the bait. Micha Klootwijk/iStockPhoto.com hide caption
