1) The Panama Canal is a chokepoint for global trade. Today, the canal handles 5 percent of all maritime trade and 40 percent of all U.S. container ship traffic. It was originally built by the U.S ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama—When President Theodore Roosevelt formulated plans for the Panama Canal, there was no Panama. The country was still part of the Republic of Colombia despite bouts of on-again ...

The American Society of Civil Engineers recognizes the Panama Canal as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. With its complex series of locks and massive scale, this man-made connection ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson said tourism plays a big role in South Dakota’s economy, calling it a money machine for the state. But he warns higher ...