While some believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s ...

Members of the Indiana National Guard will be on duty in Washington, D.C., during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend to help manage the crowds expected to attend Monday's presidential ...

Deutsche Lufthansa AG will buy a 10% stake in Latvian flag carrier AirBaltic AS as the German carrier group continues its consolidation push in Europe. Lufthansa’s €14 million investment will ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have hired former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano to join their defensive staff. The team announced the move Tuesday night, saying Pagano ...

An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people ...

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In May 2023, the Latvian Embassy in Riga raised the flag in commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. Republicans had previously supported efforts to ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the state of Utah are currently at Full Staff. Jan. 15, 2025 – Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...