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PHOTOS: White House starts East Wing demolition to build Trump’s ballroom

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The Republican president has said he's adding a 90,000-square-foot ballroom because the East Room, the largest room in the White House with an approximately 200-person capacity, is too small.

Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip from his family, police say

By Jeff Martin, Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Atlanta's police chief says officers found an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition in the man's pickup truck.

U.S. appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon National Guard troops, though deployment blocked for now

By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Oregon's attorney general said he would ask a broader appeals court panel to reconsider the ruling.

Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska

By Ismael M. Belkoura, Amalia Hout-Marchand, Leonardo Pini, Athan Yanos

In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land the Yupʼik people call Alaskan quicksand.

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10 major moments from 50 years of PBS News

By Hannah Grabenstein

Relive half a century of PBS News history through these big moments.

Official defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

A official says U.S. border agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras. A judge is holding a hearing Monday to learn more about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.

As PBS News turns 50, longtime viewers share what the show has meant to them

By Joshua Barajas

To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work online and across social media, has helped shape their lives.

WATCH: 50 years of PBS News in just 3 minutes

By Julia Griffin, Tim McPhillips, Dan Cooney

Here’s a major moment from every year we’ve been on air.

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 declined by more than 27% after guidance was first issued, and by more than 40% after it was expanded in 2017.