Why stop at Gulf of America? Our maps are full of foreign names and languages — including a Palm Beach resort with a Spanish name.

Schools in several states announced closures ahead of a winter storm that is expected to bring snow, ice and sleet.

President-elect Donald Trump suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. But can he really do that? Here's how place names are determined.

Five wildfires are burning in the Los Angeles area, with nearly 180,000 residents told to evacuate their homes.

Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and ...

The NWS has issued the warnings as a powerful polar vortex continues to make temperatures plunge nationwide this week.

Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing to bake under a deep drought, with over half of the state facing “abnormally dry” ...

The first winter storm of 2025 was deadly and disruptive, killing at least four people, shutting down roadways in the Great Plains, leaving thousands without power and producing record snow in the ...

President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, ...

Attorneys representing New Mexico’s Lea and Roosevelt counties and the cities of Hobbs and Clovis had argued in court that ...

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled state law prevents local governments from restricting abortion or regulating abortion ...

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against several local ordinances in the state that aim to restrict ...