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 ...

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees.

An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

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 ...

Demonstrators unfurled a giant ‘Distress flag’ after 11 full-time Yosemite staff members were laid off amid the Trump administration’s federal employee purge ...

The flag hung upside down — a long-standing signal of distress or protest — for several hours before being removed. The protest was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Interior ...

“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 ...

Retired Sergeant First Class Joy Marver, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a rocket attack in Iraq, was laid off ...