Tributes will be visible nationwide on one of the few occasions when the entire country observes a shared federal tradition.

While some local directives are tied to individual losses, nationwide observances carry broader significance.

Flags have been ordered lowered to half‑staff on Friday and into the weekend as some U.S. states observe official periods of mourning, including for a former governor, a longtime member of Congress ...

Gov. Whitmer has ordered flags lowered in conjunction with the funeral for a formerly unknown WWII soldier.

Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive ...

Gov. Whitmer has ordered flags lowered in conjunction with the former state senator and U.S. representative's funeral.

There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and Florida's governor also can order flags to be flown at half-staff. There are ...