Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags fly half-staff today in New Jersey to honor the life of Brian Hughes, the longtime county ...

Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse ...

You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com Flags across Florida will fly at half-mast on Thursday as ... shot dead by police. The flag-lowering serves as a highly visible ...

Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full-staff on June 14 in honor of Flag Day. Flag Day was started in 1885 by a Wisconsin teacher to honor the flag on the anniversary of the ...

In honor of SSG Lord and his service to the country, flags at all Massachusetts state buildings will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 7, the day when his remains will ...

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. Lori Comstock ...

Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Wisconsin on June 13 in honor of former Major General Jerome Berard, who died on Jan 27.

Typically, the difference between the two is where the flag is being flown. Half-mast refers to flags flown ... National Firefighters Memorial Day. 'Can't hold us down': 'No Kings' protests ...

New York flags are flying at half mast today in honor of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, who were killed in a politically motivated shooting​.

But unlike the other holidays and occasions, they only fly at half-staff until noon, then are raised to the top of the pole until sunset. Here's why. The U.S. flag is displayed at half-staff until ...