In most cases, such name changes are reviewed by a Department of Interior panel known as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

The Coast Guard encourages the public to report suspicious activity or illegal fishing. For incidents in Texas state waters (up to 9 miles offshore), witnesses should contact Oper ...

The University of Minnesota tennis program will hit the road for the second time this season, traveling to Ames, Iowa this ...

The U.S. Coast Guard this week seized a fishing boat with 200 pounds of red snapper caught illegally by Mexican fishermen in ...

Still, if we do want to rename the Gulf of Mexico, our best bet would be to give it a name that sounds so indisputably cool ...

One of President Donald Trump's first courses of action when he was inaugurated last week was to sign executive orders changing the names of two major landforms in the Americas. Trump signed orders ...

U.S. Coast Guard detained three fishermen for illegally catching 200 pounds of red snapper off Texas; seized fish to aid ...

More than 800 colleges are eligible for $1 billion in annual federal funding based on their student body’s racial composition ...

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...

Offshore wind energy production in the Gulf of Mexico is in limbo as details from Trump's executive order trickle down to agencies.

Nicholas J. Ganjei has been appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, announced Acting Attorney ...

A bill by Assemblymember John Harabedian aims to speed up housing recovery through a state-led task force to address the Palisades and Eaton fires.