You might think Americans wouldn’t care much about what’s on their state flags. But studying state identities has taught me ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal to designate the tortilla as New Mexico's official state bread had unanimous ... And there’s a proposal in California to name Bigfoot the state’s official cryptid — ...

On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.

One component of the increased enforcement has been the U.S. Navy, which recently deployed the San Diego-based destroyer USS ...

He plans to buy a new winter house outside the United States, in Mexico ... an image of the Canadian flag shaped as a heart. Officials in Palm Springs, California, hope the signage makes the ...

Tortillas in New Mexico, steak in Oregon... Bigfoot in California? Why US states are adopting new symbols - Legislating isn’t always about taxes, tariffs and other serious issues. Lawmakers sometimes ...

The story of Tony Lam, the first Vietnamese American elected to public office in the U.S., is also the story of Little Saigon ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal to designate the tortilla as New Mexico’s official state ... And there’s a proposal in California to name Bigfoot the state’s official cryptid ...

The NWS reported record-breaking high temperatures in parts of Arizona and California ... A red flag warning is in effect for portions of southwestern New Mexico from noon to 9 p.m. Mountain ...