There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States.

Flying the flag upside down, or in any other direction, is legal. Federal law also prohibits homeowners associations and ...

Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.

Flags across New Jersey are flying half-staff and will remain through part of the weekend. Here's why and when they'll lower.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday, Nov. 10, said flags will remain lowered in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney until Nov. 20. Cheney, who served under George W. Bush, died at the age ...

BANGOR, Maine -- A pair of senators says the American flags the federal government purchases should have to be made in America. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of Maine, and Democratic Sen. Sherrod ...

The funeral for former Vice President Dick Cheney will be later this month. He died at age 84 on Nov. 3. The former businessman served under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2008. Bush called him ...

Veterans Day, observed every year on November 11, honors and celebrates those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Displaying the American flag on this day is a meaningful way to honor ...