Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts today, March 7 to honor United States Navy Ensign Oliver Cole of Beverly.

Confidently rolling toward Ukrainian lines in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast in up-armored vehicles brazenly flying the flag of the defunct ... from the Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade ...

It just depends on where the flag is flying. On ships and at naval stations, flags are flown at half-mast. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff. If you're in Canada or the United Kingdom ...