The President of the United States has the authority to require flags to be flown at half staff to honor important people on their death or to show respect by marking important dates such as Sept. 11.

The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or ...

Gov. Tony Evers has extended the order for flags in Wisconsin to fly at half-staff until sunset Monday out of respect for the victims of a shooting last week at a Christian school in Madison.

Flags in Arizona were at half-staff on Saturday in honor of Mayor Ed Honea who passed away on Nov. 22. Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered on Saturday, which is the ...

South Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff Friday, Dec. 20. Here's what to know about Gov. Henry McMaster's half-staff flag order. Why are flags at half-staff in South Carolina? McMaster ...

South Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff Friday, Dec. 20. Here's what to know about Gov. Henry McMaster's half-staff flag order. McMaster ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Dec. 20 in ...

Ring Therapeutics, a Flagship Pioneering-backed biotech developing new viral vectors for gene therapy delivery, has cut its staff by just under 50%, a company spokesperson confirmed to Fierce Biotech.

YORK, S.C. — Flags across South Carolina will be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in honor of a man who represented South Carolina's 5th District for nearly 30 years. Gov. Henry McMaster ...