A nationwide women’s rights organization is advocating for Americans across the country to fly their flags upside down. In a ...

I read with interest your recent article about the Great British National Strike in Hereford (Crowd gathers for ‘Great British National ...

Protests and rallies are expected in the Charlotte area on Saturday, June 14, as part of a national movement called “No Kings ...

Police said Sergei Polischouk, 58, was charged after damaging an American flag, a Commonwealth flag and light fixtures at a ...

The heat, the heat in politics – it’s turned up,” said Nan Myers, who lives near the Burlington area, but works throughout ...

The letter from Yosemite Postmaster Fred C. Alexander, dated June 29, 1926, was meant to set the record straight regarding a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Upside down American flags are ... The upside down flag traces its origins to the sea, where sailors flew them as a signal of distress to other maritime travelers.

Question: In a recent column, you said that a homeowner association can generally prohibit a homeowner from flying the U.S. flag upside down. Is that a state or federal law or some bogus HOA rule?

Answer: Whether or not you are in an HOA, a federal law allows the American flag to be flown upside down as a “signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property” (e.g ...

Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United States ... which are every American’s properties," Gavin Carpenter, a Yosemite maintenance mechanic and disabled ...

Hanging an American flag upside-down is a nationally recognized signal of 'distress,' but is also considered disrespectful. The act is recognized as protected free speech under the First Amendment.