ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture—Even at the age of 116, Tomiko Itooka never forgets to express gratitude to the employees of her intensive care home here. When an employee told her on Aug. 21 that she ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

“So, on this Flag Day, we are saying to Donald Trump, we will never be the 51st state.” 5:48 U.S. tariff threats fuel Canadian patriotism Now more people are choosing to purchase and fly their ...

Kenichi Okutani, right, head of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's special investigation committee, hands over the panel's final report to assembly speaker Tomoaki Hamada in Kobe's Chuo Ward on ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some Washington lawmakers are pushing to redesign the state's flag, and have introduced a bill to get the process started. House Bill 1938 would create a Washington State Flag ...

Sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C). Winds NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 31 °F (-0.6 °C). Sunny today with a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Local youth skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations for the 60th ...

A Chinese professor of Kobe Gakuin University in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo returned to Japan in January, after ...