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

United States flags were ordered to fly at half-staff as Memorial Day draws near.

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

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has ordered that all state and United States flags be flown at half-staff. Flags at state facilities will be flown at half-staff from sunrise ...

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 ...

U.S. states are lowering their flags and flying them at half-staff starting on Friday, April 24, and into the weekend. "An easy way to remember when to fly the United States flag at half-staff is to ...

President Donald Trump ordered flags to fly at half-staff across the United States on Friday, May 15, in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day. Peace Officers Memorial Day is celebrated ...

American flags are flying at half-staff today, Friday, May 15, across New Jersey and the United States in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, which commemorates law enforcement officers killed or ...

Flags were at half-staff across Arizona and the United States on Sunday, May 3, and Monday, May 4, in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day and Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Day. Since ...