All 50 states have a state flag that is said to represent and symbolize the land over which it flies. Pennsylvania, of course, is one of them. The design's been a staple of the Keystone State for more ...

That's because the flag on an American servicemember's uniform is backward. That is to say, the canton (the top left corner), which houses the blue field of 50 white stars, is in the upper right.

Flags across Texas and the United States are to fly at half-staff until late January to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100. This timeline will overlap with the Jan.