The Stars and Stripes were flown above Damascus, Syria, on Thursday for the first time since 2012. In a ceremony attended by ...

An analysis of a 1.5 million-year-old vertebra from a human relative living in what is now Israel suggests that ancient ...

US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler speaks during a US hostage and wrongful detainee flag raising ceremony at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images, FILE In ...

When Adefemola Akintade learned that the Trump administration had suspended the processing of foreign student visas, she ...

The United States' new envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, called for a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel in ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus on ...

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting law.

An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador's residence in Damascus Thursday, in a sign of ...

In honor of Memorial Day, flags across the United States and Texas are required to fly at half-staff — but only until noon.

It is observed annually on the last Monday in May, according to the U.S. Department ... the U.S. flag must be positioned at the top of the staff. Some guidelines state the flag should be ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — US Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday urged the State Department to lift its restrictions on the display of symbols of Taiwan's sovereignty, including its flag. The Senate Foreign ...

According to guidelines from the U.S. Department ... the U.S. flag on a staff alongside other flags, the U.S. flag must be positioned at the top of the staff. Some guidelines state the flag ...