Each order carries its own reason, tied to people or causes that have left a lasting imprint locally or nationally.

A large Confederate flag that has flown over a South Carolina interstate is coming down following a court ruling.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said in a news release that all flags at Marion County state facilities will be at half-staff Monday.

Word of the federal government’s line in the sand over its new rules that only U.S. flags can fly over monuments cared for by the National Parks Service came as scores of queer couples ...

Flags continue to fly at half-staff in Florida and across the United States for former Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney, 84, who served as vice president under President George W. Bush from 2001 to ...