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 – ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

Luis de la Calle Because the budget deficit is much larger and because we have made Mexico less competitive. And the risk ...

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order to replace the name “Gulf of Mexico” with “Gulf of America” in state documents and ...

Landry's order directs state agencies, boards and officers to make the change to all published materials moving forward.

Louisiana’s state board of education voted unanimously Tuesday to align the state’s fourth and fifth-grade social studies ...

Some Americans believe protecting their country means turning away people like García ... He’s decided: This version of the ...

LOS ANGELES — The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America. The change follows an ...

Sign the petition telling Google to uphold international norms, and maintain the Gulf of Mexico’s name on all versions of ...

Japan uses the term Sea of Japan to refer to the body of water separating it from the Korean Peninsula; South Korea calls it ...

A travel advisory recently issued for Mexico warns travelers to "exercise caution" during spring break. Here are some Texas ...

Sign the petition now, we will deliver it to Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, demanding they keep the name “Gulf of Mexico.” We are writing to express our opposition to Google changing the name of the ...