The U.S. initially acquired the rights to build and operate the Panama Canal in 1903 through the Hay–Bunau–Varilla Treaty ...

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been known by many names over the years. Renaming it could cause navigational issues for international sailors.

From Canada to Panama, Greenland to the Gulf of Mexico, Trump seems to be outlining a new MAGA Manifest Destiny.

Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

The Missouri River was one of the main routes westward in the United States during the 19th century. The growth helped the fur trade in that early 19th century. The Missouri River, part of American ...