There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website. They include: Memorial Day ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later ...

US President Joe Biden issued the order to fly US flags at half-mast. US flags will fly at half-mast this month to mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the ...

Flags across the United States are flying at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation directing the lowering ...

A part of Chang’e 7 mission, China is set to create a flag designed to wave on the Moon, despite the lack of oxygen.

Since the U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. According to Biden's ...