The U.S. has 16 territories in areas of the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean. People living in U.S. territories are citizens of ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian ... back where I started twenty-four months ago— a private in the United States Army.” Still, he bragged, “So far ...

Even though we're used to recognizing Alaska and Hawaii as part of the United States, it's still kind of bizarre that we have 48 states on the mainland and two others that are thousands of miles away.

All U.S. states will have some ability to see the total solar eclipse or "blood moon." Hawaii and parts of Alaska will miss the beginning of the initial penumbral phase but otherwise be able to ...

The traditional Lower 48 states would become the contiguous 50 as the Canadian territory between the U.S. mainland and Alaska disappears, leaving Hawaii as ... to join the United States.

The efforts come as DOGE makes dramatic cuts to government programs, notably including the United States Agency ... Critics argue the move for red states to implement their own versions of DOGE ...

International solidarity is a principle that recalls the responsibility of States ... of the United Nations. Similarly, the boundaries and names shown, and the designations used, in maps or ...

Minimum wage hikes passed in two red states, and one voted against pay cuts ... A slim majority also voted to enshrine abortion rights. In Alaska, where Trump seems poised to trounce Kamala ...

In those cases, the red or blue color represented the leading candidate. Additionally, Alaska and Hawaii were not included on the map. A number of counties in Mississippi were shaded gray ...

Florida is a red state and stayed red in the 2024 election. But which states turned red in 2024 to give Trump his victory? Here's the latest as of Wednesday morning. Swing states, also referred to ...