Washington state will lower flags to half-staff Wednesday to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson, the late civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate.

Flags are being lowered today and this weekend to honor fallen service members overseas and mark the deaths of public officials.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flags will be flying at half-staff Thursday, Sept. 11, across Florida and the United States for Patriot Day. Twenty-four years ago ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated the flag position on Flag Day. They are at full staff. Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full-staff ...

There are five designated days when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff throughout the United States. The president and Florida's governor also can order flags to be flown at half-staff. There are ...