Less than one year after the North Star State’s new banner became official, some Minnesota lawmakers are looking to give the ...

Retired Sergeant First Class Joy Marver, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a rocket attack in Iraq, was laid off ...

Tuesday will see the first raising of Greenville’s massive 80-foot-by-50-foot American flag after about a yearlong process of ...

Local artists designed the flag for the county as part of a $90,000 contract with St. Louis-based marketing agency Elasticity ...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page signed a bill designating funds for redevelopment at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, praised county employees, took a swipe at Proposition B, and ...

You simply can’t talk about the natural beauty found in the United States without mentioning Alaska. With eight national parks within its boundaries—including Denali National Park and Preserve ...

In the United States, the authority to set interest rates is divided between the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Board decides ...

The United States Honor Flag that will be part of the services for fallen trooper Kyle McAcy arrived in Nebraska last night, the state patrol said.McAcy was killed while responding to a crash last ...

Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United States Flag Code states. The symbol of protest was done by park staffers, media outlets report. The practice dates ...

Nature lovers flock to Yosemite National Park every February to witness the majestic “firefall” event, but this year’s crowds were met a different spectacle: an upside-down American flag ...

But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...

When are flags flown at half-staff? There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website.