Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...
Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existing bunting received 43% ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in March 2025 shows the top voted state ...
Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. And it’s the current flag. Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existing ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would ...
Recommended Videos Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. And it's the current flag. The SOB wins in a ...
Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. And it's the current flag. The SOB wins in a landslide Of nearly 385,000 ...
The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the state's eagle-themed emblem was adopted in 1915, ...