Attendees of the second annual Polish-American Freedom Fest gather near a sign for the event in Powidz, Poland, on July 4, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. – The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may ...

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he’d reshuffle his government in July, defending his record in power as he sought to rally his ruling coalition ahead of a confidence vote in parliament.

The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall June 6 on the National Mall in Washington. Madeline Burk, portraying Betsy Ross, holds a flag as it is hoisted up at the Betsy ...

The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a ...