WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Beth Gendler, President & CEO of Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism, and Alabama’s State Parks Superintendent Matt Young. From fireworks over the beach to fun runs sure ...

It's official. Sort of. Google Maps posted on X it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The same day he ...

Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America as the name for the large body of water. Bloomberg reported the change would be rolled out to users in the U.S. first before being rolled out globally.

In Google Maps in the United States, the sea is designated as the Sea of Japan (East Sea). A similar naming procedure is set to be used for the Gulf of Mexico in regions outside the United States.