Explore what was the Louisiana Purchase. Check how this historic land deal doubled the US, its significant history, the vast map of acquired territory, and fascinating facts.

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Millions of Americans are under weather advisories this week. See which major cities have heat, flood or storm advisories.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next ...

Cities were ranked based on several measures of rental attractiveness and quality of life in WalletHub's new report.

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Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...

A heat dome​ is trapping over 90 million Americans in extreme temperatures this week with the National Weather Service​ issuing heat alerts from Nebraska to Florida.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to create ...

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

A new study has ranked the US states in order of how well they would fare in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, help us quantify its political trajectory.— Much of the Heartland and Midwest has come to lean more to the GOP over the past two decades, though the ...