These celebrations include flying the flag in front of residences, participating in parades, and holding other patriotic events. Several states and numerous cities had begun commemorating the day ...

A United Airlines flight attendant was spotted wearing a Palestinian flag pin on a domestic flight -- riling pro-Israel advocates even as the airline stood by its uniform policy.

The United States is probably the most flag-obsessed nation in the world. Other nations, for the most part, reserve the flying of their national colors for government buildings and ceremonial events ...