A Russian man who sought asylum in the U.S. three years ago sparked global praise for rescuing an American flag from a burning home during the California wildfires. Sultan Ramazanov was driving ...

As wildfires rage on in Los Angeles, lawmakers are rushing to propose remedies and fill in specifics. Can California afford them?

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Bernama-UPI) -- With multiple wildfires and high winds impacting the greater Los Angeles area and other parts of southern California, local airports and many common tourist ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The main flag pole in front of the U.S. Army I Corps headquarters ...

President Joe Biden and Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days in remembrance of former President ...

Flags are flying at half-staff in honor of late former president Jimmy Carter, which Trump believes will be a distraction ...

A flagpole in southern Tasmania has caught the attention of passers-by for the many different flags flown by owners Jenny and Phil Petterson. From state flags to national and even celebratory ...

A new law will not allow any flag other than the national flag to be flown on a flagpole from 1 January in one EU country.

The term half-mast applies to ships and naval station. When a flag is displayed on a flagpole on shore, the correct term is half-staff. Biden also set Jan. 9 as a national day of mourning across ...

To anyone familiar with the American flag, this isn't correct. Whenever Old Glory is hoisted on a flagpole, the canton is always on the side of the flagpole. This might lead someone to either ...

Half-staff describes a flag that is raised halfway, between the top and bottom of the flagpole. When the American flag is flown at half-staff, it conveys a message of respect and mourning.