States are part of countries, and countries may be grouped by other areas, like continents, hemispheres, or a political or economic body. The US is also commonly referred to in three distinct ways: as ...

NWS issues a Special Weather Statement alert for increased fire danger in parts of Georgia, North Carolina, and South ...

Settled by the English in 1670, the colony named for King Charles I was split into North and South Carolina in 1710. Largely agricultural, settlers relied heavily on the slave trade to work rice ...