Private citizens are encouraged, but not required, to lower their personal flags in accordance with state proclamations.

Flags will fly at half-staff across at least five states on Friday and the weekend.

The coordinated gestures reflect a broader American tradition of paying tribute during moments of significant loss.

American and state flags will be at half-staff across six states over Friday or the weekend by order of their respective governors. The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different ...

United States and Texas flags will fly at half-staff in Houston as part of a nationwide response to the shooting at a Minneapolis church this week that killed two children and left 17 others wounded.

Currently, two children are dead and 17 others injured. President Trump announced Wednesday morning that U.S. flags will fly half-staff. "As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of ...

Allied Flags in Kansas City, Missouri manufactures United States flags that are flown over government facilities and neighborhoods across the county. (AP Video: Nick Ingram) ...