U.S. flag code says no other flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole and can’t be any higher than the U.S. flag if flown on a separate pole. So, that means state flags ...

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The man who killed 10 people and injured at least 35 others in a horrific terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day was reportedly carrying an ISIS flag with him in the rental truck he ...

9, Biden said. In addition to the national day of mourning, effective immediately, all flags were ordered to be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds ...

Flags are flying at half-staff across the country today to honor the memory of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100. He was the longest-living president by several years. So ...

The code is a set of guidelines, not law, but private citizens and businesses are expected to follow the protocol of lowering to half-staff any U.S. flag displayed on a vertical pole. If you have ...

Flags will be lowered to half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January. U.S. flag code requires flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days from the death of a sitting ...

United States and North Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff starting Monday, Dec. 30. Here's what to know about Gov. Roy Cooper's half-staff flag order. Why are the flags at half-staff in ...

The 39th U.S. president died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100 Getty(2) American flags will fly at half-staff at all U.S. federal buildings in honor of Jimmy Carter during Donald Trump’s presidential ...

One of the most visible of the customs that govern traditions following the of a U.S. president includes lowering the American flag to half-staff on government buildings -- from the White House to ...

Earth’s magnetic North Pole is shifting from Canada to Siberia due to changes in the flow of molten iron and nickel in the outer core. This movement has accelerated in recent years, impacting ...

The Kremlin may also be setting information conditions for a false flag operation in Transnistria." Newsweek has contacted the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry by email for a response to the SVR's ...