Flying the U.S. flag upside down is a symbol of distress and emergency, and our actions are to proclaim that America is in distress, and we are in a “state of emergency.” We reached out to ...

Tim Marshall, the author of "Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags," explains why American flags are reversed on military uniforms. Following is a transcript of the video. A lot of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Father Michael Pfleger and his South Side Saint Sabina Church community raised the American flag upside-down Monday, saying the country is in distress. Pfleger led a procession of ...

As visitors descended on Yosemite National Park to witness its iconic “Firefall” event, an upside-down American flag was hung on a park summit to protest the ongoing federal job cuts carried ...

But who cares about detailed positions and plans when there is a flag to be waved? As a keen and sympathetic foreign observer of the American condition, I have been interested to watch during my ...