Paine’s timing for “Common Sense,” the first widely-read pamphlet proposing independence rather than pleading for rights and ...

CHARLESTON — Many know the flag with the yellow field and coiled rattlesnake emblazoned with the words “Don’t Tread On Me.” Few outside of South Carolina, however, know its true origins. While this ...

The militia said the withdrawal was intended to give ongoing peace talks with the Congolese government “the maximum chance to succeed.” By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal A rebel militia ...

Attorneys for a Nashua couple who sued the city last year after their request to display right-wing flags outside City Hall was denied argued in federal appeals court Tuesday that “a government cannot ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts indefinitely to honor State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante. On Thursday, Nov. 27, Ferrante ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts on Monday, Nov. 10 to honor Private Alfred Thomas Langevin of East Weymouth. Private Langevin served ...

Kataib Hezbollah, a hard-line Iraqi militia linked to Iran, held Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, hostage for more than two years. By Cassandra Vinograd Kataib Hezbollah, the militia ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts indefinitely to honor former state Senator Edward Kennedy of Lowell. Elected to represent the First ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – A new Massachusetts state flag, seal, and motto are in the works, but not everyone supports the change. After soliciting submissions from the public, the state released its top three ...

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ-TV, CBS News or Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. Plans to change the state flag of Massachusetts are suddenly a topic in the ...

Attorney General Andrea Campbell said the decision to fly flags at half-staff in Massachusetts last week in memory of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, was “crystal clear” under state law ...