A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

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

America's Department of the Interior has said that the controversial name change is to 'honor the legacy of American ...

After Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Crenshaw tagged the Apple CEO to call attention to the ...

While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename ...

Mapmakers and teachers are rethinking what to call the body of water between Mexico, the U.S. and Cuba after President Trump ...

The Associated Press issued an updated style guidance in response to President Donald Trump's inauguration day executive orders that purported to rename two geographic landmarks, announcing a decision ...

The fire that broke out near the U.S.-Mexico border was 10% contained as of Friday morning. It was one of several wildfires ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: The ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Trump’s former 2024 primary rival, became one of the first public officials to use the term ...