Besides its 50 states, did you know that there are 14 territories in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean overseen by the ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Guantanamo Bay will be used to hold people who can’t be sent back to their home ...

A larger shelf means legal access to more of the ocean floor’s riches: animals, hydrocarbons, and, perhaps most important, ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: While Barceloneta is a must-see with its lively bars and restaurants, it can get crowded, so if you're looking for a quieter alternative, wander 20 minutes up the coast to ...

Through wars and purchases, McKinley also expanded the territory of the United States, which acquired the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines during his administration.

Denali is exclusively United States territory. Nonetheless, renaming can have a symbolic impact, said University of Florida geography professor Mark Fenster.“It’s part of a broader set of ...

Nor is he empowered by any other source of law to limit who receives United States citizenship at birth," the lawsuit said. Four additional states filed a similar suit later in the day ...

China sees Taiwan as its own territory, and the countries surrounding what the United States calls the South China Sea have multiple names for the same body of water. The Persian Gulf has been widely ...

“That covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name. And it’s appropriate.” The president of Mexico later fired back that the area of the map, including the United States, ...

The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag into new ...