President Donald Trump is on a mission to celebrate American greatness. He jumpstarted the effort hours after taking office, ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum joked that if Trump went ahead with the renaming, her country would rename North America ...

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A study has determined the best states in which to raise a family, using 50 metrics to come up with the final ranking.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” as a way to counter ...

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The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 7-mile deep quake hit about a mile from Pleasant Hill south of Concord at 8:49 a.m.

The Anchorage area is in for another round of strong winds starting Friday night and lasting through much of this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The agency issued a high wind ...

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 5-mile deep quake hit about three miles northwest from the San ...

Alaska was admitted as the 49th state to the United States of America on January 3, 1959. As of January 2025, a total of 6 individuals have represented Alaska in the U.S. House.

She said it was important to begin funding the change of maps for all agencies within the federal government, such as the FAA and the military. The name "Gulf of Mexico" has been used for centuries, ...