Separate orders in two states mark tributes spanning politics, emergency service, and decades of public life.

Tributes will be visible nationwide on one of the few occasions when the entire country observes a shared federal tradition.

American flags are lowered across Mississippi for Memorial Day. Here’s what May 25, 2026, honors and when they return to full staff.

There's a specific way flags are to be lowered to the half-staff position.

(NEXSTAR) – If you fly an American flag in your yard or outside your business, you’ll want to lower it to half-staff on Friday. Flags can be flown at half-staff for any number of reasons, usually to ...