President Donald Trump claimed on social media on Sunday that "UKRAINE 'LEADERSHIP' HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS" in relation to the war there. Trump's claim is not even close to accurate.

The FBI is ramping up its efforts to protect Americans from dangerous online networks, with a particular focus on an international exploitation ring known as "764." This group, which targets children aged 10 to 17, was started by a teenager in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FBI has described the ring as "modern-day terrorism," citing its destructive impact on society.

Energy prices for people living in some areas where data centers are constructed increased after the facilities become operational. An analysis by Bloomberg.com showed that electricity prices increased 267% over five years for energy customers who live near newly constructed data centers.AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on South Dakota News Watch.

Ukraine has significantly amended the US "peace plan" to end the conflict, removing some of Russia's maximalist demands, people familiar with the negotiations said, as European leaders warned on Monday that no deal could be reached quickly. Volodymyr Zelenskyy may meet Donald Trump in the White House later this week, sources indicated, amid a flurry of calls between Kyiv and Washington. Ukraine is pressing for Europe to be involved in the talks...

You may have expected President Donald Trump and New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's first public meeting to be contentious given the pair's drastically different political beliefs. (Not to mention everything they've said to the press over the past few months.) But their meeting, held in the Oval Office on Friday, was astoundingly pleasant. The two men smiled, laughed and agreed to work together to make New York City more affordable. And body language experts say their interactions were telling...

The Department of Defense said Monday that it is opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, in connection with a video he and other Democrats recorded urging members of the military and the intelligence community not to comply with illegal orders from President Donald Trump's administration. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X that the video, which set off a political firestorm last week, was "despicable, reckless, and false."...

The word of the year for political pollsters and analysts is "affordability." It's also on the minds of senior Federal Reserve officials as they think about the next rate cut. Why it matters: The large split among Fed officials comes down to those who continue to see inflation as a more pressing risk — an issue vexing consumers — versus those who want to take another step to shield the weakening labor market...

A federal appeals court panel seems likely to side with President Trump in his battle with The Associated Press, paving the way for the president to exile reporters from key White House spaces if he disagrees with their opinions. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard spirited arguments Monday in the AP's challenge to its ban earlier this year after refusing to use "Gulf of America" in its agenda-setting stylebook...

Home Depot has responded to boycott calls, after We Ain't Buying It, a self-described "economic action and solidarity campaign" called for a boycott of the home improvement chain for what it described as "allowing and colluding with ICE to kidnap our neighbors on their properties." In an email shared with Newsweek, a Home Depot spokesperson said, "We aren't coordinating with ICE or Border Patrol."...

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