Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

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.

CAIRO (AP) — Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of President Donald Trump’s plan to empty the territory of its ...

Canada is on the other end of the Atlantic — but that still might not stop it from becoming the 28th member state of the European Union, some experts believe.

Russia has claimed to have captured another key Ukrainian town as it looks to consolidate gains ahead of potential peace talks pushed by Donald Trump. After months of heavy fighting, Russian ...

They're always there," said Matthew Zook, a geography professor at the University of Kentucky. "This is just a moment where we really can see how maps and ... made similar location-based changes ...

Google announced yesterday that Maps in the US will show Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, and CNBC today reports that the company’s maps division has added the US to its list of “sensitive ...

It’s a running joke that Holland is flatter than a stroopwafel, but have you ever wondered what maps of the Netherlands reveal about ... the Netherlands does slope upwards on the south-eastern part of ...

A movie filmed on Cape Cod in 2021 is now available on Netflix ... Producers briefly considered Martha's Vineyard as a filming location, but the logistics were too complicated.

Google Maps users in the United ... those site listings in the Geographic Names Information System, an official database that includes descriptions and location information for millions of places ...

The navigation mainstay will make the changes as soon as the Department of the Interior updates the Geographic ... Map users will still “see their official local name” based on their location.

Google Maps has caved to President Donald Trump's ... The change will be visible in the U.S. once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.