America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal
President Trump’s push to take back control of the strategic waterway stokes memories of a period of U.S. imperial ambition and violence.
Did the American Flag Change in 2025? Why Some Think It Did
Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.
Politifact7d
Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...
The Bismarck Tribune12d
North Dakota bill aims to ban red flag laws
The committee hasn't voted on the bill. Extreme risk protection orders have been approved through what is known as red flag laws. According to the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource ...
Arab Times6d
Flag-raising ceremony symbolizes Kuwaiti unity, strengthens national solidarity
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 6: Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood Affairs, Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah, stated on Wednesday that the flag-raising ceremony held on the occasion of Kuwait’s national ...
Tulsa World7d
East Central flag football pioneer Nayeli Vazquez signs in a history-making moment
That position switch helped the Cardinals win the state’s first high school girls flag football league title and led to another history-making moment Wednesday. On the 39th annual National Girls ...
The Daily Gazette5d
Five facts about Kosovo: three flags, pop royalty and love of US
Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries beset with rocky relations with its larger neighbour Serbia, holds parliamentary elections Sunday. Here are five things to know about the former Serbian ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune13d
Lawmaker introduces new version of flag bill
BOISE — A new version of a bill that would ban government entities from flying certain flags has been introduced. On Thursday, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, re-introduced an amended version ...
The Pantagraph11d
Illinois state flag has fans — and could keep flying after design contest
CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...
New York Post4d
Female activist arrested for tearing down US flag, replacing with Mexico’s at California park
was arrested on Thursday for slashing a chain that secured a flagpole located at Hart Park in Bakersfield before throwing the US flag in the mud and raising Mexico’s national banner in its place ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune12d
Lawmaker introduces new version of flag bill...
A new version of a bill that would ban government entities from flying certain flags has been introduced, Idaho Press reporter Jodie Schwicht writes. On Thursday, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard ...