When can an American flag be flown upside down and why can an HOA prohibit a homeowner from doing so? Find out in this week's ...

The University of St. Thomas on Wednesday apologized for a contractor hanging the American flag upside down on its downtown ...

“National Park Service rangers have pulled off a brilliant action in Yosemite Park on El Capitan by deploying a massive American flag upside down in the traditional sign of distress or extreme ...

Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United States ... which are every American’s properties," Gavin Carpenter, a Yosemite maintenance mechanic and disabled ...

Flying the American flag upside down is often done during times of distress or unrest. An American flag was hung upside down over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park over the weekend to protest ...

The University of St. Thomas says an American flag that was flying incorrectly was a mistake made by a security contractor ...

Traditionally, hanging the American flag upside down symbolizes a distress call. Gavin Carpenter, a maintenance mechanic with Yosemite, spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday and said he ...

An upside-down flag signals distress, and Pfleger said the flag ... said she’s always respected the American flag and what it stands for. But she supports raising it upside down to “wake ...

Answer: Whether or not you are in an HOA, a federal law allows the American flag to be flown upside down as a “signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property” (e.g ...

Question: In a recent column, you said that a homeowner association can generally prohibit a homeowner from flying the U.S. flag upside down. Is that a state or federal law or some bogus HOA rule?