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An autonomous vehicle struck a student in Santa Monica last week, but the victim was not injured, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.The Santa Monica Police Department said in a statement to Fox News Digital, "On January 23, 2026, at approximately 8:31 a.m., Santa Monica Police Department officers responded to a traffic collision involving an autonomous vehicle and a student near 24th Street and Pearl Street, adjacent to Grant Elementary School.""Preliminary information indicates the student entered the roadway outside the available crosswalk and away from the on duty crossing guard, and was involved in a low speed, non-injury collision with the vehicle,"

FIRST ON FOX: American Sovereignty, a conservative nonprofit focused on border security and community safety, will launch a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign over the weekend to press for support for ICE.The ad spots aim to remind the public that ICE agents are family men and women who are part of the fabric of their communities on and off the job — and among those who put themselves in the most danger to protect the homeland.The two ads — which will run nationally, with an additional focus on the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Michigan and Georgia — are entitled "Criminals" and

The death toll from a powerful winter storm continued to rise Wednesday after Kentucky officials confirmed a twelfth weather-related death in the state.The Fayette County Coroner’s Office said a 32-year-old woman, Jordyn Daws, was found dead in the front yard of a home in the 3700 block of Wargrave Walk in Lexington, according to WKYT.Daws was found just after 12:45 p.m., and her cause of death was determined to be hypothermia due to environmental exposure, per the outlet.Daws was found just steps from her own home in the Polo Club community, not far from where she lived, according to local

An explosion was reported at a metal fabricating plant on Thursday night in Pennsylvania, according to officials.At least four people were transported to the hospital with injuries in connection with the incident at the Langeloth Metallurgical Company facility on Langeloth Road in Smith Township in Washington County, WTAE reported.A hazardous materials team was called to the facility following the explosion.OKLAHOMA AMMONIA GAS LEAK PROMPTS HUNDREDS OF EVACUATIONS AS AT LEAST 36 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZEDThe incident was reported at about 6:15 p.m., according to the outlet."Apparently, they were transferring some kind of chemical from a tanker to a stationary tank, and something

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pledged her "full support" for a nationwide anti-ICE protest scheduled for Friday, but said her office would not participate.Organizers of the "National Shutdown" campaign have called for "no school, no work and no shopping" on Friday, arguing that "enough is enough" in the wake of fatal shootings involving Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis amid a federal immigration crackdown across Minnesota."The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country — to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN," organizers wrote on their website.Ocasio-Cortez, who has criticized

The Minnesota Timberwolves released a statement from its players regarding the rising anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tensions in Minneapolis.There have been two fatal incidents in Minneapolis in recent weeks involving federal immigration agents amid heightened tensions over the operations as well as clashes with anti-ICE demonstrators.Like everyone in the Twin Cities, the Timberwolves have been impacted by the events, and they released a statement expressing their "sincere sympathies and love to everyone."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"We, the Minnesota Timberwolves players, extend our sincere sympathies and love to everyone across the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota who

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is set to have a presence at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, next month, but the county sheriff made clear he won’t have the agency’s back.Santa Clara County Sheriff Bob Jonsen said Thursday that while authorities are there for the residents and tourists who will be coming into town for the game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, the department will not be working to support ICE agents in any immigration enforcement operations.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"So, I urge our federal partners, if there’s something that you’re

California Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from renting vehicles from car rental companies.The bill was introduced by Assembly Member Jessica Caloza, D-52, and lists Assembly Member Liz Ortega, D-20, as its principal coauthor. The bill text reads, "Existing law generally regulates the business of renting passenger vehicles to the public. The law prohibits a rental company from taking various actions, including requiring the purchase of a damage waiver, optional insurance, or another optional good or service, and using electronic surveillance technology to track a renter in order to impose fines