U.S. presidents can also declare that flags be flown at half-staff on the death of a notable person, according to the site. In those cases, the flag would be flown at half-staff in these instances ...

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...

Flags will be lowered for part of the day on May 26 in Arizona and across the country. Here's why and the difference between half-staff and half-mast.

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.

The terms are often used interchangeably, but half-staff refers to a flag hanging halfway up on a flag pole on land, while half-mast pertains to a flag flying halfway up the mast on a ship at sea.

When flying the flag at half-staff alongside other flags, all flags should be lowered to the half-staff position, but the U.S. flag should still be raised first and lowered last.

It usually depends on where the flag is being flown. In America, flags flown on land are from staffs, while half-mast refers to flags flown from ships and at naval stations ashore.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags to fly at half-staff six times in May, for a total of 20 days so far. Here's why.

When the president issues a flag-lowering order, the governor also does. Gov. Bob Ferguson directed state agency facilities to lower flags to half-staff on May 15 until close of business or sunset.