Flags will return to full-staff on at sunset on Monday, Dec. 29, following the final funeral for two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in action. When will flags return to full-staff in Iowa? Flags ...

Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks appear to have painted a crude image of a Russian flag on the ship’s hull, which American ...

Flying flags at half-staff is a gesture of respect, publicly recognizing sacrifice and commitment to duty, while expressing grief over tragic losses. It serves as a stark reminder about the dangers ...

Authorities in Delaware, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Wyoming have directed government buildings to fly flags at half-staff in early January 2026 as a mark of respect for recent losses in their states.

Flags are flying at half-mast at all California state buildings, but why? Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered flags flown at half-mast in the Golden State to commemorate the start of the ...

Governor Tim Walz has ordered all the U.S. and Minnesota flags at state buildings to fly at half-staff beginning on Monday in honor of St. Paul Firefighter Timothy Bertz, who died Monday. Bertz ...

Flags will fly at half-staff across six states this weekend to mark local losses and commemorate public service. Local officials have given orders to honor a series of recent tragedies and ...

The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil. The tanker was spotted on satellite imagery at Kharg Island on Aug. 19.