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Fuel prices up 10 cents

Fuel prices up 10 cents

The Mobil Oil station in Chalan Kiya adjusts its gasoline prices on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel T. EredianoBy Emmanuel T. Erediano emmanuel@mvariety.com Variety News Staff JUST under a week after gasoline prices were rolled back by...

Owner:  Younis Family
EAA to showcase global education, youth empowerment solutions at social development summit
Scholars examine military buildup across US territories

Scholars examine military buildup across US territories

Researchers from three U.S. territories gathered online Wednesday to discuss how rapid military expansion is transforming their islands, raising questions about who controls decisions affecting their lands, waters and futures. The virtual panel...

Owner:  Ho S. Eun
Martin pleads not guilty to visa fraud charges

Martin pleads not guilty to visa fraud charges

By Bryan Manabat bryan@mvariety.com Variety News Staff AT his arraignment before Magistrate Judge Heather Kennedy on Friday morning, Venerando Aquino Martin pleaded not guilty to five counts of visa fraud. Through his court-appointed attorney,...

Owner:  Younis Family
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Tracy’s Upper Hand, Anna’s In Danger, Familiar Face Lands In PC!

‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Tracy’s Upper Hand, Anna’s In Danger, Familiar Face Lands In PC!

General Hospital spoilers and updates for the week of November 3 tease Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) has the upper hand, while Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) finds herself in danger. Plus, a familiar face lands in Port Charles, and Carly Spencer...

Owner:  Jody Overland
B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 2: Island Operations

B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 2: Island Operations

Originally operating out of the China Burma India Theater with disappointing results, costly losses, and constant supply issues, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress was struggling to achieve success in its intended high-altitude precision strategic...

Owner:  David Cenciotti
WNO 31: Helena Crevar defende cinturão dos pesos-penas contra Julia Boscher

WNO 31: Helena Crevar defende cinturão dos pesos-penas contra Julia Boscher

Os preparativos continuam para o Who's Number One 31, evento que chega à cidade texana de Round Rock no dia 5 de dezembro. Realizada no Kalahari Convention Center com transmissão ao vivo e exclusiva na tela da FloGrappling, a competição vem...

Owner:  Mark Floreani
‘GH’ Spoilers Weekly Update Nov 3-7: Rocco Bamboozled, Gio’s Logic, Tracy’s Complication

‘GH’ Spoilers Weekly Update Nov 3-7: Rocco Bamboozled, Gio’s Logic, Tracy’s Complication

General Hospital spoilers are in for the week of November 3, 2025. Fans can expect Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) to get bamboozled. Giovanni “Gio” Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza) uses reason. Plus, Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliott) faces another...

Owner:  Jody Overland
Daylight saving time is ending Sunday. Here's what to know as clocks 'fall back.'
Get ready to fall back: Daylight saving time ends this weekend

Get ready to fall back: Daylight saving time ends this weekend

Daylight saving time is coming to an end for 2025. This Sunday, Nov. 2, clocks "fall back" and we gain an hour. Here's what to know about the seasonal time change. When does the time change for the end of daylight saving 2025? Daylight saving time...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
JKPL hosts first-ever ‘Sensory Book-a-Treat @ My Library’

JKPL hosts first-ever ‘Sensory Book-a-Treat @ My Library’

(JKPL) — Joeten-Kiyu Public Library proudly hosted the CNMI’s first-ever “Sensory Book-a-Treat @ My Library” event on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., welcoming 107 registered participants for family-friendly Halloween fun. Designed...

Owner:  Younis Family
Ask the Editor, October 31: Modified Adjusted Gross Income

Ask the Editor, October 31: Modified Adjusted Gross Income

Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week, she’s looking at four questions on the meaning of modified adjusted gross income, or MAGI. (Get a...

Owner:  Future PLC
4 soccer executives reelected unopposed

4 soccer executives reelected unopposed

Four Guam Football Association executives were reelected to their seats for the next four years following an election held during the 2025 GFA Ordinary Congress on Tuesday evening at the Hyatt Regency Guam. The four executives - GFA President...

Owner:  Ho S. Eun
Coconut on the Road: Coconut coincidences

Coconut on the Road: Coconut coincidences

In 2020, Rota had around 3,400 residents. Saipan counted about 50,000. Guam, roughly 168,000. Japan? 124 million. And India—more than 1.46 billion people spread across a landmass of 1.27 million square miles. That’s about 1,275 people per square...

Owner:  Kaleo Moylan
When does daylight saving time end? Prepare for extra sleep.
When will sunrise, sunset be in Middletown after clocks turn back?

When will sunrise, sunset be in Middletown after clocks turn back?

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, is the end of daylight saving time. The clocks will fall back one hour. Daylight saving time will start again in 2026 on Sunday, March 8, when the clocks will spring ahead an hour. Here's when sunrise and sunset will be on...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
TakeCare Renews Federal Health Programs for 2026

TakeCare Renews Federal Health Programs for 2026

TakeCare Insurance Co. Inc. has renewed its contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to continue providing health coverage to federal employees, retirees and their families under the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and...

Owner:  Ho S. Eun
US military admits it fell short on awarding local contracts in Micronesia

US military admits it fell short on awarding local contracts in Micronesia

JTF Micronesia commander Rear Admiral Joshua Lasky said the US military is looking into how contracts are awarded. Photo: Supplied The head of Joint Task Force (JTF) Micronesia has acknowledged that the US military could have done a better job of...

Owner:  New Zealand Government
Barrita: Pangandam sa taliabot nga bagyo

Barrita: Pangandam sa taliabot nga bagyo

Unya na ta manguros hu­man sa kilat. Ang-ang, kusog man sab kaayo ang kilat. Mao na nga mag-una gyud ang kilat una pa ta manguros. Kon simba­ko maigo, dili na gyud makapanguros. Naa ra bay ginaingon nga mas dako pa ka og purohan nga maigo kaduha...

Owner:  Garcia Family
Sze Man Inos to plead guilty to wire fraud charges

Sze Man Inos to plead guilty to wire fraud charges

By Bryan Manabat bryan@mvariety.com Variety News Staff SZE Man Yu Inos, also known as “Yuki,” is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud in federal court. On Oct. 30, Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Backe requested a change-of-plea...

Owner:  Younis Family

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