Flags across the nation will return to full-staff this week, following the 30 days at half-staff in honor of the death of former president Jimmy Carter. Carter died at the age of 100 in Plains ...

Labour donor Dale Vince’s business empire swung to a loss after it suffered a £12m writedown on a “vegan gas” project and global energy prices plunged. Accounts for the energy tycoon’s ...

Éowyn, pronounced ‘A-yo-win’ was among the Met Office’s submissions and likely derives from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the books, Éowyn is the name of a noblewoman from ...

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Dale Jr. crossed the checkered flag to take the win at Talladega six times, and Daytona four times, which included his two Daytona 500 wins in 2004 and 2014.

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

NFL officiating is under scrutiny as the postseason field narrows and, especially, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs play on. The league could make additional adjustments ...

The Lord of the Rings is an epic saga that revolves entirely around the One Ring, yet we learn very little about its full powers and capabilities. The movies tell us that the ring was created by ...

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 ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

Dale Vince is feeling vindicated. Not that he will be raising a glass or two. “I did all that when I was put under so much stress,” he says wryly. Multi-millionaire Vince, 63, has had to stand ...