Federal law allows the American flag to be flown upside down, but only as a “signal of dire distress." Why has it been seen ...

Iranian Americans have become an emerging force in Hollywood. But as the war between Israel and Iran reverberates across the ...

The moon Six American flags were planted on the moon during the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s. After a decades-long debate over whether those flags were still standing, NASA answered the ...

My book, Becoming Baba, isn’t a polemic. It’s about raising Muslim kids. But for some people, that’s too much to handle.

American flag designs appear everywhere during the Fourth of July. Many uses, though, go against what federal guidelines consider respectful.

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly protected the flag from Confederate forces during the Civil War ...

Once the disposal boxes are full, various organizations such as American Legions, VFWs and the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts collect the flags and hold flag retirement ceremonies.

White Americans, especially older citizens, tend to be more bothered than Black Americans or Latinos by demonstrators waving Mexican flags – and even US flags – during protests.

Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware that flying the flag is regulated by a set of ...

In pictures of the ceremony on social media, about half a dozen Scouts are solemnly gathered around a small fire in an iron pit, slowly commending each flag to the flames.

A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just can’t wait to run it.

The author argues the flag represents all Americans and everyone has the right to wave it. The author emphasizes the flag symbolizes liberty and justice for all, regardless of political affiliation.