Gov. Mike DeWine ordered some of Ohio's U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff on July 19 to honor former state representative Jack Cera.

Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the flagstaff. Half-staff is the term used for flags on land, particularly in the United States.

Why are flags at half-staff today? Flags are lowered on Thursday in honor and remembrance of Iowa Senator Rocky De Witt, who died of pancreatic cancer on June 25.

South Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff Saturday, July 5. Here's what to know about Gov. Henry McMaster's half-staff flag order. Why are flags at half-staff in South Carolina?

Flags are flying at half-staff around Ohio after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered them lowered to honor a Scioto County official. Here's what happened.

COTABATO CITY — The municipal hall of Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in Maguindanao del Sur and the town’s police station flew the Philippine flag at half mast on Thursday to mourn the ...

Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Ohio to honor a former state representative who died from cancer. Here's what to know.

What is the difference between half-staff and half-mast? Half-staff refers to flags on land, whereas flags flown on nautical vessels like naval ships are flown at half-mast.

Flags are half-staff across Texas today, as Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them lowered to honor the victims of the deadly Texas floods.

A Liverpool flag flies at half-mast at Anfield Stadium following the death of Diogo Joto. / Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, 28, was killed in a car ...

"We just saw airport security staff lowering the Dutch flag to half mast at the entrance of the airport.