As I have pledged allegiance to our nation’s flag at various events, I have often wondered why we call our flag “Old Glory.” ...

VJ Edgecombe cried because he knew the gravity of his accomplishment. The native of Bimini, Bahamas, came to America five years ago with dreams to one day be in position to feed his family. That day ...

On Flag Day, June 14, a wave of patriotism swept through Florida as Comcast employees—many with military ties—fanned out ...

Other nations, for the most part, reserve the flying of their national colors for government buildings and ceremonial events ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

In Betsy Ross’ day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose ...

Credit: Neil Miller. Plaiview-Old Bethpage JFK's Emma Heaney pulls the flag on on Syosset's Ivy Matthews during the Nassau Class A flag football final on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Bethpage.

In 2017, Fyre Festival guests arrived in the Bahamas to find bare-bones tents when they were promised luxury accommodations; cheap, boxed meals when they were promised a high-end culinary ...

A mismatch sends up a red flag and causes the IRS computers to spit out a notice that the IRS will send to you. So, be sure to report all income, whether you receive a form such as a 1099 or not. 2.

As the deadline to vote in the state’s flag redesign competition approaches, let’s take a look at one design that will never go out of style — the Chicago flag.

GREAT EXUMA, The Bahamas – Four years ago, a 19-year-old sensation became one of the youngest winners in Korn Ferry Tour history at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay, with ...