Your Morning: Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary

President Trump points to a crowd

TOPSHOT – US President-elect Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022

Texas Republican to propose House committee targeting cartels

In this image provided the Ministry of Defence, an RAF Typhoon FRG4 aircraft is prepared to conduct further strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Cpl Samantha Drummee/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Jodi Huisentruit suspect list down to four people: Private investigator

Jodi Huisentruit suspect list down to four people: Private investigator
The search for Jodi Huisentruit, a TV news anchor missing from Iowa since 1995, is intensifying. Huisentruit disappeared on her way to work in Mason City, Iowa. Outside her apartment, police discovered her belongings scattered near her car, with a bent car key suggesting she may have been abducted. Despite extensive efforts, the case went cold. Now, nearly 30 years later, new tips have led investigators to search a construction site in Minnesota. Steve Ridge, a licensed private investigator who has worked the case since 2019 and has narrowed the suspect list to four people, joins “NewsNation Prime.”

New ‘X’ terms and conditions leads to exodus of users

The X application, formerly known as Twitter, can be seen on the display of a smartphone.

Muhammad Ali’s grandson: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson fight ‘robbed us’

Nico Ali Walsh reacts to Mike Tyson, Jake Paul fight
Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh reacts to Mike Tyson, Jake Paul fight

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Twelve-year-old Brandon Malanche is packing his bags for Texas to compete in the Mariachi Extravaganza. His community gathered in Taylorsville, Utah, on Friday to raise funds for his trip while enjoying a night of food and, of course, music!

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