The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in Uttarakhand on January 27, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Dehradun, chief minister Pushkar Dhami's secretary Shailesh Bagoli ...

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According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

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 ...

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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that the Make America Great Again (MAGA) flag will fly at the Governor’s Mansion as President-elect Trump is sworn into office in the nation's capital.

A large flag on Trump’s property in Palm Beach was initially lowered to half-staff according to protocol but has since been raised in the days after Carter was buried Thursday in his hometown of ...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued a similar 30-day directive for his state. The AP reported a large flag at Mar-a-Lago had initially been lowered to half-staff but has since been raised.

It’s an honor that indicates that the country or a state is in mourning. The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or ...

The Museum of Musical Instruments collects and displays musical instruments of European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum's collection includes about 3,300 instruments, many of ...

When Tatiana Dos Santos started playing flag football, she did so on a dirt field in Panama. By the time she left high school, she had played at the NFL Pro Bowl, held at Allegiant Stadium in Las ...