There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and ...

Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flags have been lowered to half-staff in Washington state and across the United States in honor of the victims of the Aug. 27 ...

The U.S. flag is flying at half-staff in Washington state and across the U.S. today, Sept. 11, for Patriot Day, an annual commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks ...

The Stars and Stripes will fly at half-staff across two states in America today after a nationwide alert over the weekend to honor those killed in the Pearl Harbor bombings. Flags in the United States ...