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

“Our area of responsibility stretches from the U.S./Mexico Border, north, as mission and threat dictate, all the way to the ...

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.

Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce ...

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

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

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

Dunkin’ stores in at least two states had no doughnuts in their cases and put up signs on their doors and drive-thru kiosks ...

The New Mexico State Supreme Court ruled that local governments cannot restrict abortion services, invalidating ordinances in ...

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

The state supreme court in New Mexico has ruled that counties and municipalities are prohibited from restricting abortion or regulating abortion clinics and providers. In a unanimous decision released ...