The ACLU has joined a lawsuit defending the interests of trans student athletes in Connecticut. The lawsuit has been filed against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, multiple school ...

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like an Aboriginal flag emoji is finally here! Well, kind of. Representing some 60,000 years of First Nations culture, history, and pride, the flag has ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' order to fly flags at full staff for Donald Trump's inauguration during the mourning period for Jimmy Carter has been panned by the Miami Herald for prioritizing ...

To mark the death of former president Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden declared flags be displayed at half-staff for 30 days to mourn him “as an expression of public sorrow.” That 30-day ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has ordered flags in the state to fly at full-staff on Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump as the nation remains in a mourning ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket, named after astronaut John Glenn, from Florida's historic pad. The test flight marked a significant milestone, reaching orbit on ...