Flags will fly at half-staff for 30 days through Jan. 28 following Carter's death. That protocol was set in a proclamation ...

The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who ...

The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who died Dec. 29. What's the difference between half-staff and half-mast?

He ordered all flags to be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings, grounds and all military posts. Flags are also at half-mast on all naval stations and vessels.

The U.S. flag is flown at half-staff at the White House in Washington in honor of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2005. Pope Francis has died at age 88. The Washington Monument is left.