The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free ...

The promised return of “common sense” to America will have lots of people squealing. Already there are people complaining that the most common-sensical things of all are somehow a problem. Take the ...

Richard Nixon ordered flags raised back to full-staff on Feb. 13, 1973, during the 30-day mourning for former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Nixon’s order was to honor the first American prisoners of ...

Another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds is lashing Southern California after a brief weekend reprieve helped crews make ...

Then take a walk just down Pascagoula Street to Thalia Mara Hall. While the American flag appears to be in good condition, ...

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says there is no need for tariffs because the US has no goods trade deficit with the UK. With the threat of a trade war looming, China's first vice premier ...

Abbott said Texas continues to mourn Carter’s death but noted the federal flag code says the American flag “should be displayed on all days, especially on … Inauguration Day, January 20.” ...

Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. According to Biden's proclamation ...

(Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags.) Matthew Ward is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He notes that the American flag is ...