In a recent exchange, officials from the current administration hinted to Senate leader Chuck Schumer that they would release blocked federal money for a stalled Hudson River tunnel if he pushed to rename two major U. S. hubs after the president. Schumer declined, sparing the nation a wave of Trump‑
New Mexico has been stuck in a rut for a long time. The same political system has been in place since the state was founded. This hasn't worked out well. The state often ends up at the bottom of good lists, like education and child welfare, and at the top of bad ones, like crime. It's like a broken
A musician made a sudden choice to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center. This happened right after the White House said President Donald Trump's name would be added to the venue. The center's president, Richard Grenell, was not happy. He called the musician's move intolerance and
A big change is happening in Abbotsford. The Abbotsford Centre is now called Rogers Forum. This happened because the city, Canucks Sports and Entertainment (CSE), and Rogers Communications made a deal. The city owns the building, but CSE has been managing it since 2022. They pay the city $750, 000 e
Penn State Health Children’s Hospital just got a huge boost. A generous donation of $50 million from entrepreneur Tom Golisano is set to transform the hospital. This is the largest donation the hospital has seen since 1963. The hospital will now be called Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospit
The USNS Harvey Milk, a Navy ship, is getting a new name. It will now be called the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. This decision came from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He said they want to remove politics from ship names. Hegseth shared this news in a video on X. He explained that the new name honors a
On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis surprised many by already referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" in a state executive order. This move came even before President Trump had taken any official action to rename the body of water. President Trump had mentioned this plan during
President Trump has some big changes in mind for our nation's maps. He wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and change Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley, all as part of his first few days in office. This news came from his press team on the social media platform X, where they
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum had a snarky response to a comment made by U. S. President-elect Donald Trump. Trump had proposed changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. During her daily press briefing in front of a world map, Sheinbaum jokingly suggested renaming North
