A woman allegedly took down an American flag at a California park and replaced it with a Mexican flag before threatening authorities.

A council has cancelled controversial plans to hand out double-sided Australian and Aboriginal flags at citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day following backlash. The flags were first distribut ...

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 Veterans Affairs website. They include: Memorial Day ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' order to fly flags at full staff for Donald Trump's inauguration during the mourning period for Jimmy Carter has been panned by the Miami Herald for prioritizing ...

Memorial Day and other national days of remembrance. Previous reporting from Memphis Commercial Appeal explained that on ships and at naval stations ashore, flags are flown at half-mast.

There are three reasons why both U.S. and state flags are lowered to half-staff: The death of a government official, military member or emergency first responder. A national tragedy. Memorial Day ...

Flags can also be ordered lowered in other circumstances, including a national tragedy or on Memorial Day. Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the ...