There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and ...

Such tributes tend to follow deaths of officials or first responders and are carried out under state rules on timing and location.

Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.

The search for a new state flag in Massachusetts is getting narrower. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission has advanced 48 favorite flags, 23 seals and 32 mottos out of over ...