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• Army vet who burned U.S. flag near White House pleads not guilty to federal charges

  Jan Carey, 54, of Arden, North Carolina, was arrested on Aug. 25 after he set fire to a flag in Lafayette Park, which the National Park Service oversees.

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  Sep 17, 2025
  
• Army vet burns American flag outside White House hours after Trump order

  A U.S. army combat veteran was detained outside the White House for setting an American flag on fire to protest President Donald Trump's efforts to discourage the practice.

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  Aug 27, 2025
  
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• Cat rescued after dramatic 50-foot fall from balcony at football stadium

  A stray cat used up a few of its nine lives when it fell from the upper deck of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.

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  Sep 13, 2021
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• Teen cuts American flag into his lawn as tribute to fallen soldier

  The 17-year-old cut his grass to honour a "role model" he met in Boy Scouts.

  World

  Jul 3, 2019
• Rules about respecting the American flag are regularly broken — here are a few

  Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that protesting NFL players are disrespecting the national anthem and flag.

  World

  Sep 25, 2017
• Flags of Israel and Ghana pulled down and burned outside Humboldt, Sask. church

  Araba Quaye says an U.S. flag was also found missing, but church officials didn't think it was worth reporting until the Israeli and Ghanaian flags were torched.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2017
• Sean Spicer holds press conference with upside down American flag pin on his lapel

  White House press secretary Sean Spicer opened his daily media briefing Friday wearing his American flag lapel pin upside down.

  Politics

  Mar 10, 2017
• ‘Violated’ couple justifies flying flag upside-down over ‘distress’ Trump has caused them

  An American flag flying upside-down and at half-mast in front of a home has left the Shreveport, La., community upset, but the homeowners justify their protest by saying they feel "violated" by Donald Trump's presidency.

  Politics

  Feb 8, 2017
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• Police arrest protesters at flag-burning outside Republican convention

  Police took about a dozen people into custody Wednesday evening as scuffles broke out during a flag-burning protest in the streets outside the Republican National Convention.

  Politics

  Jul 20, 2016