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Colombian President Gustavo Petro tussled with Jewish leaders on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, and pro-Palestinian protesters burned an Israeli flag outside of the Israeli ...

Inspired by Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue, a 3D-printed Cristo Paisa monument was recently unveiled in Colombia's popular Comuna 13 neighborhood, where it attracted hundreds of ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York's Long Island seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Democratic President Jimmy Carter ...

Colombian regulators denied a request by one of the country’s largest insurers to exit the public health system, a decision that risks the company’s financial viability. A petition filed by ...

The Illinois Flag Commission released the top 10 finalists for the new state flag design contest on Tuesday. The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, which includes some elected officials ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag next year, thanks to a public vote on 10 new flag design proposals that is scheduled for January. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag ...

Colombia will suspend applications for housing subsidies aimed at helping vulnerable households as problems with the government’s fiscal accounts spill over into social programs. The housing ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The Illinois Flag Commission announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition Tuesday. According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s ...

SPRINGFIELD — After receiving nearly 5,000 submissions, a state commission exploring the adoption of a new state flag has selected 10 finalists. The Illinois Secretary of State's office on ...

From a butterfly surrounded by stars to a silhouetted profile of Abraham Lincoln facing the state’s western border, the top 10 designs for Illinois’ new flag are now public. The Illinois State ...

All San Bernardino County government buildings will soon fly a new county flag for the first time in 40 years. San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors adopted the flag on Tuesday, Dec. 3 ...