An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park ...

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 ...

Trump again called on the United States to send astronauts to Mars in his speech to a joint session of Congress.

Part of the debate concerned whether anti-Trump protesters should carry American flags as a way to reclaim a symbol that has been co-opted by far-right extremists who brandish it alongside racist ...