Another American flag burned at an Occupy Oakland rally
Another American flag was burned at an Occupy Oakland rally late Saturday, capping off a smaller, more peaceful march than last weekend’s burst of violence.
Occupy protest rekindles debate about flag-burning
Occupy Oakland protestors burn an American flag found inside Oakland City Hall during an Occupy Oakland protest on the steps of City Hall, Saturday, January 28, 2012, in Oakland, Calif.
All-American cupcakes, or how we got the shot
Whether or not you care to think deeply about what cupcakes bring to the lives of Americans , we can vouch for the fact that they make for a spiffy visual. That’s what we were after, for this week’s pre-Valentine’s Day Food cover. Read full article >>
Slain Mobile police officer Steven Green honored, funeral plans released (video, gallery)
Slain Officer Steven Green was honored during a flag ceremony Monday afternoon at Mobile police headquarters on Government Boulevard.
Flag controversy puts Woodbine family in national spotlight
Lawyers with Rutherford Institute demand SHA replace flag or provide permit Rhonda Winkler has never been contacted by so many strangers in her life. Soldiers from all across the country have been emailing her and sending her Facebook messages with notes of appreciation. All of the attention began just before Christmas, when the American flag that Winkler and her family had maintained for three ...
Occupy Oakland: 300 Protesters Arrested
Oakland police arrested about 300 Occupy Oakland protesters Saturday, after demonstrators broke into a vacant convention center, a YMCA and City Hall, where they burned an American flag. Police fired tear gas, flash grenades and bean bags in an attempt to control the crowd after...
American Legion to Congress: ‘Occupiers’ Demonstrate Need for Flag Protection Amendment
A spike in flag desecrations has led the leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization to call on lawmakers to quickly pass a proposed constitutional amendment that when ratified by the required states would allow Congress to protect the U.S.
Get Rihanna's Distressed American Flag Tee
Rihanna courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game in L.A. on Jan. 8.Photo: Splash News/Courtesy of Black Label Boutique You know you're a fashion goddess when you dress down and people STILL obsess over your look. Rihanna has proven that her fashion sense werques from the red carpet to the front row of a basketball game. [...]
US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go
The U.S. embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus closed Monday, and American diplomats pulled out of the country.
