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 – ...

Cal Fire officials said Saturday the Border 2 fire in the Otay wilderness had burned 6,500 acres. From Los Angeles to the ...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave her annual State of the State address after lawmakers convened for the state's 60 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, ...

A Wisconsin-based geographer writes in a commentary that in the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on ...

The incoming rain this weekend brings mudslide threat to areas previously affected by the wildfires, as crews race to contain ...

Here are fires that started in San Diego this week: A brush fire was burning close to homes in La Jolla on Thursday afternoon ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba ...

A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Nassau County reached a ...

The crackdown targeted undocumented immigrants with criminal records, with arrests occurring in multiple states.

Cybercriminals drained over $15.5 million from the account of a Nassau County utility — thanks to the “shocking incompetence and negligence” of the First National Bank of Long ...

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.