The thin blue line flag, sometimes also called the Blue Lives Matter flag, has a deep and complicated history. Illustration by Joe Cruz.

For weeks, a black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe down the middle stood above the New Jersey Turnpike. The flag, posted on an overpass in Woodbridge Township, appeared this spring ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — It’s a symbol that has existed for years: a black and white U.S. flag with a single blue stripe. The thin blue line. Law enforcement officers and supporters who display ...

A Thin Blue Line flag was used as a backdrop for President Donald Trump’s Oct. 24 rally in Wisconsin.

Some students in a mostly white New York suburb said the flag made them feel unsafe. Banning it prompted accusations of political bias.

For some, the “thin blue line” flag is an expression of solidarity with police officers who have lost their lives on the job. To others, the black-and-white American flag with a single blue ...

The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag The controversial version of the U.S. flag has been hailed as a sign of police solidarity and criticized as a symbol of white supremacy ...

The flag essentially is a black-and-white version of the American flag, with a single red stripe replaced by a blue one.

Former NYPD officer has flown a version of the 'thin blue line' flag for a decade. Now the HOA is demanding it be removed. What's the law? Our expert weighs in.

A black-and-white American flag with a thin blue line across its center appeared among the Confederate flags toted by the white supremacists and neo-Nazis during the violent protests.