Why are flags at half-staff? How long US, Texas flags should be lowered

President Donald Trump has called for flags around the country to be lowered to half-staff after South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.

Each American flag starts with thread. Here’s how they’re made.

At Valley Forge Flag Co., outside Charleston, S.C. — one of a handful of large-scale American flag manufacturers — workers transform red, white and blue thread into a symbol recognized around the world.

John Schneider blasts claims the American flag is a 'divisive symbol': 'These people are out of their minds'

John Schneider says people who feel unsafe seeing the American flag in neighborhoods are "out of their minds" and defends neighborhood watch signs.

American flags are everywhere this weekend. But the symbol has become politicized to a degree unseen before.

The flag is the quintessential emblem of the United States. But as the country marks its founding, the flag also has become politicized to a degree unseen in decades.

Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives.

The story behind Betsy Ross and the first American flag as America celebrates 250th birthday

Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first American flag in 1776 from her home in Philadelphia, while the colonies were still under British rule.

Why flags are at half-staff for fallen firefighter

Michigan lowers flags to half-staff for Emily Barker, fallen wildland firefighter.