As visitors descended on Yosemite National Park to witness its iconic “Firefall” event, an upside-down American flag was hung on a park summit to protest the ongoing federal job cuts carried ...

Anand K Sankaran captured footage, and told media-gathering website Storyful the flag was hung upside-down just before "firefall," a period of time when the small waterfall Horsetail Fall "can ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Father Michael Pfleger and his South Side Saint Sabina Church community raised the American flag upside-down Monday, saying the country is in distress. Pfleger led a procession of ...

An image of an upside-down U.S. flag hanging off the side of the famous El Capitan peak in Yosemite, for instance, spread across Reddit and Instagram. One post stated, "Brilliant protest.

In a noticeable effort to grab attention, protesters put up an upside-down American flag on El Capitan at a time when visitors were gathered in droves. National park employees hoist an American ...

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. Flying the American flag upside down is a symbol that has sparked debate and controversy in the United States. Traditionally ...

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But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...