The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

How the Flag Came to be Called Old Glory New research may settle a family feud over the origins of an American icon ...

When Trump lands in Alberta for the annual G-7 meeting, he will be arriving in Canada’s oil heartland, where a passionate minority backs becoming the 51st U.S. state.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a ...

The Red Flag Warning has been sounded by Alberta Wildfire. It means conditions are ripe for the ignition and fast-moving spread of wildfires. The forest-fire experts use a sliding scale, first ...

A red flag watch is issued when there's high fire danger risk due to warm temperatures, very low humidity and stronger winds — and it comes as more thunderstorms are expected.

In Betsy Ross’ day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the ...

TWIN FALLS — While many flags will be on display during Flag Day on Wednesday, it is also a time when people decide to retire their flags.

A red flag watch is issued when there's high fire danger risk due to warm temperatures, very low humidity and stronger winds — and it comes as more thunderstorms are expected.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag ...