Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.

Google Maps will start using Gulf of America in the U.S. Will the name change show up when using the app in other countries too?

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 that everyone would agree, territorial issues aside, that’s just a darn good name for the thing. In the interest of global harmony, here are some suggestions for what to call the Gulf of Mexico going forward.

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

A dangerous winter storm sweeping across the South is dumping heavy snow across Houston and other major metropolitan areas along the Interstate 10 corridor.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After more than a week under the care of the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and the Houston Zoo veterinary department, more than 40 sea turtles were returned to the ...

The Associated Press, which provides professional writing guidelines to news outlets around the world, will refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name, which it has carried for 400 years ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Trump’s former 2024 primary rival, became one of the first public officials to use the term “Gulf of America,” when he issued an executive order on Monday addressing a winter weather system hitting his state this week.

FILE – The water in the Gulf of Mexico appears bluer than usual off of East Beach, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Galveston, Texas. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) “When that ...

The water in the Gulf of Mexico appears bluer than usual off of East Beach, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Galveston, Texas. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Chevron reported fourth-quarter earnings below Wall Street estimates on Friday as weak margins dragged its refining business into a loss for the first time since 2020.CEO Mike Wirth told Reuters the downtrend in refining margins is set to continue this year.