Flags originated on battlefields as a means of identification and hierarchy. Over the years, they have evolved to incorporate symbols significant to the countries they represent. Click through as ...

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

Victims of a school shooting, a state senator, police officers, prisoners of war and those still missing in action are among those being honored this weekend as several states fly flags at half-staff.

A feud between San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan and a prominent community member over changes to access and flag-raising ceremonies at the Viet Heritage Garden continues to sow division in the ...

Five sellers of flags and hats in the commerce hub told the FT that their orders for 2024 US election merchandise were 20 per cent to 30 per cent below 2020 levels as US wholesale buyers began ...

Governor Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts on Friday, Sept. 27 to honor Pvt. Kwack K. Woo of Los Angeles, California. Pvt. Woo served in ...

The divide has partly played out during the garden’s monthly flag raising ceremonies, which have become an emotional symbol ...

You might notice flags around Wisconsin flying at half-staff Friday. The gesture, ordered by Gov. Tony Evers, is in remembrance of a World War II veteran whose remains were recently returned home.

Some had kept their flags folded and stored away during Donald Trump’s presidency, a silent protest against the MAGA pockets of racial hate, violence, intolerance and insurrection poisoning the ...