Land of vegetation The first in our list of state name origins, Alabama is named after the river that European explorers named for a local Native American tribe, according to the Alabama Department of ...

Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies that founded the United States. Known as the “Bay State,” there are loads of things to do in Massachusetts. Massachusetts has a rich history, art, ...

New Ulm embodies the best qualities of small-town Minnesota – friendly people, rich history, and a strong sense of cultural identity, all wrapped up in a package that’s both accessible and authentic.

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by ...

While the threat posed by COVID-19 remains relatively low nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that infections are growing or likely growing in 19 states across ...

Indiana state House Republicans passed a new state congressional map Friday at the behest of President Donald Trump, ...

A spate of winter weather is threatening travel around the Thanksgiving holiday, with rain, snow and powerful winds forecast to roll through the middle of the country this week. There are two systems ...

A new study by home medical bed specialist Opera Beds found that 93 percent of Americans aged 65 and over are now living with at least one chronic condition, a prevalence that has increased 0.5 ...

The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...

An approaching primary election was a factor in Thursday’s Supreme Court decision to set aside a lower court’s ruling that ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is working with partners to study minerals with known deposits in the state that ...