Tributes will be visible nationwide on one of the few occasions when the entire country observes a shared federal tradition.

The American flag flies at half-staff when the country or a state is in mourning, according to USA.gov.

Per U.S. Code, anyone lowering the flag should first hoist it “to the peak for an instant and then [lower it] to the ...

Flags are at half-staff today across the United States and Illinois, despite Memorial Day still being more than a week away.

As mourners pay their respects Thursday to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as he lies in state at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Chicago headquarters, a number of states have lowered or will lower their flags ...

While some local directives are tied to individual losses, nationwide observances carry broader significance.

A symbolic change is bothering some Minnesotans. Now their local leaders are listening; several cities are voting to fly the old state flag instead of the new one. A flag meant to represent the North ...