President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is going to rename the Gulf of Mexico once he takes office. No, this isn’t an Onion headline. I know. It’s really hard to separate the made-for-laughs headlines of fictitious Trump statements from the real ones he actually makes.

I know. It’s really hard to separate the made-for-laughs headlines of fictitious Trump statements from the real ones he actually makes.  This happens to be a real one that just sounds too silly to be real.

I thought he meant Greenridge. Really! When our past-and-now-incoming commander-in-chief pronounced that he wants to annex a couple of huge parcels of land, I thought one was the neighborhood centered around the bustling corner of Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Avenue.

Captiva Island, a tiny barrier island off the coast of Fort Myers near Sanibel Island, is the perfect place to go for a relaxing beach vacation. Keep reading for your guide to the under-the-radar destination.

That’s the moral of the North Carolina story. It’s much, much bigger than this state. The details: On Nov. 5, a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court was up for grabs, and the first official vote count showed that Allison Riggs,

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Or as MSNBC's Jen Psaki put it: “Trump is yanking your chain.”

Memo to Congressional member Marjorie Taylor Greene. Now that you’ve introduced a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, perhaps you’d like to entertain — an appropriate verb if there ever was one — an amendment to change the name of the Sea of Cortez.

Traditional burritos are great, but Green Ghost’s fajita burrito, packed with all those unctuous peppers and onions that come alongside a fajita platter, is often better. Go surf and turf, with a steak-shrimp combo.

Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

President-elect Donald Trump has floated the idea of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Here's why that could cause some confusion.

The difference between them and Maine lobsters is they have no claws, so you only eat the tail, but there's more meat per pound and it's sweeter. They're best broiled with butter and seasoning. Some people add citrus juice or zest. Here are the places with some of the best lobster in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties: