Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

President Donald Trump revealed that he had really wanted to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Trump, but settled on the “Gulf of America” instead. “I was going to call it the Gulf of Trump, ...

A proposal to rename one of Forsyth County's most well-known landmarks is sparking sharp backlash from local leaders and families tied to its preservation. Republican state Rep. David Clark of Buford ...

You’ll soon be able to visit “Trump Mountain” if one lawmaker gets his way. Georgia Rep. David Clark, R-Buford, confirmed this week that he has introduced a resolution to rename Sawnee Mountain in ...

The state government on Tuesday announced that it would rename all the gram panchayat offices in the state after Mahatma Gandhi, amid the ongoing confrontation with the Centre over changes to the ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I’m a rational person. I grew up in a family of scientists. My dad, who studied the brain, told me ...

Locals protesting the suggestion to change an inland road along Jalan Pantai Bersih to Jalan Tokong Naga, in Butterworth, Penang. BUTTERWORTH: Over 150 locals are objecting to the suggestion to rename ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday name the Adampur airport after Sant Ravidas and virtually inaugurate the civil terminal of the Halwara Airport. The PM’s visit comes shortly after the Union ...

As the IRS moves toward digital-only payments under a Trump-era executive order, taxpayers should expect changes in how refunds are issued and payments are made. Here’s what’s changing. The IRS is ...

A council has agreed to press ahead with the renaming of Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus against legal advice. A report to councillors indicated the local authority does not have a street naming or ...

Mr. Berset is the secretary general of the Council of Europe. When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think that I would ever have to write ...

A Danish petition to buy California has flown past 280,000 signatures, as fury in Europe grows over Donald Trump’s plan to annex Greenland. The satirical petition includes a plan to rename Disneyland ...