The U.S. Department of the Interior has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following an executive ...

The cold air will be somewhat limited, but enough arctic air will wrap around the system that a snowstorm could break out in ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

Fears of “chemtrails,” a long-disproven idea that condensation trails — or contrails — from planes contain ...

Among the blizzard of executive orders issued by Donald Trump on his first day back in the Oval Office was one titled ...

A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

The resolution, sponsored by Mayor Sandy Stimpson and Council Member William Carroll, authorizes the execution of a ...

Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters and tried to overturn birthright citizenship in an aggressive first week that included ...

Sea Turtle Inc. released over 300 sea turtles back into the Gulf of Mexico. Earlier in the week, the organization rescued the turtles during its second ...

This incoming storm is tied to the remnants of the same system that is bringing beneficial, yet threatening, widespread rain ...

Mexico, Colombia and Brazil push back on Trump's deportation of migrants. He promises 25% tariffs, travel ban on Colombia.

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...