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

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

Governors ordered the flags be lowered in response to recent tragedies that shook the United States and wider world.

Gov. Josh Green has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi ...

Gov. Green has ordered the flag be lowered at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, all state offices and agencies, and all Hawaiʻi ...

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.

Fort Worth marks the flag's only stop in Texas for the Flag Sojourn 250 to honor America's 250th birthday in 2026. "We are ...

It is part of a larger national tradition of paying tribute to those who have had a lasting impact within their states and beyond.