There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and ...

It all began in 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution declaring the flag of the United States would have 13 ...

Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.

Governors have ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of local losses.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flags have been lowered to half-staff in Washington state and across the United States in honor of the victims of the Aug. 27 ...

The U.S. flag is flying at half-staff in Washington state and across the U.S. today, Sept. 11, for Patriot Day, an annual commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks ...

United States and Texas flags will fly at half-staff in Houston as part of a nationwide response to the shooting at a Minneapolis church this week that killed two children and left 17 others wounded.