But it was set slightly to the left, a choice to make the flag look better alongside the similarly asymmetrical American one. The city “changed it last minute,” said Michael Green, founder and CEO of ...

Here's what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process ...

A presidential funeral in the United States is a carefully orchestrated event, blending solemn traditions and heartfelt tributes.

Mack is selected for the ninth time in his stellar career, James for the fourth time and Slater for the second, as voted on ...

Here are eight key facts about Americans and TikTok ... A third of U.S. adult TikTok users say it’s mostly good for American democracy – roughly double the share who say it’s mostly bad (17%). However ...

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Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor in Springfield, Massachusetts, wrote in his May 24, 2024, essay that any judge with reasonable ethical instincts would have realized that flying a flag ...

It is the official flag of the Syrian rebels. The national flag of Syria has subtly changed throughout history, with different versions representing political and geographical shifts. Since the ...

“This is someone who made an historic comeback, who reshaped the American presidency and who’s reordering American politics,” Jacobs said. “It’s hard to argue with the fact that the ...

After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades o ...

Supporters of the rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad have entered Syrian embassies around the world to tear down the old order’s two-starred Syrian flags, which had been the country’s ...