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Comedy influencer Robby Witt is calling out California state legislators for recent laws that have added new fees and confusing insurance "discounts" to first responder services. One of these laws made it so that the bill for his young daughter’s ambulance ride became more than twice as expensive after he provided proof of insurance.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Witt slammed the lawmakers behind AB 716, a law that went into effect in California last year that gives uninsured individuals discounts on healthcare payments. It turns out that in Witt’s case, having insurance doubled the price of the

Four current and former deputies from the same sheriff's office in Texas have died by apparent suicide over a six-week period, according to officials.The Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies were all found dead between Feb. 6 and March 19.In the first incident, retired Deputy Long Nguyen died by apparent suicide on Feb. 6, ABC 13 reported, citing officials. Deputy Christina Kohler, who had been missing for more than a week, was found dead by apparent suicide on March 13.TEXAS MAN FLEES SCENE AFTER CRASHING CAR AT 100 MPH, LEAVING HIS CRITICALLY INJURED FAMILY BEHIND: POLICEThree days later, former Deputy Maria Vasquez's

More tornadoes in the Southeast put more population centers in the bullseye of what some researchers are calling a new Tornado Alley.A study posted on the American Meteorological Society’s website found that tornadic activity in the Great Plains decreased by 25% in the last 35 years compared to the 35 years prior. In the same timeframe, tornadic activity jumped 12% in the Southeast. Parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky were among the states that have experienced more tornadoes, according to the study.TRUMP SENDS NATIONAL GUARD TO TORNADO-RAVAGED ARKANSAS AS 37 DEATHS REPORTED ACROSS MULTIPLE STATESMark Brasfield, Nashville

The 2025 NCAA Women's Tournament continued Friday with the first day of Sweet 16 action.Duke started the day with a vintage defensive performance, as the second-seeded Blue Devils stifled third-seeded North Carolina. After that, No. 1 seed South Carolina continued its title defense as the Gamecocks came back to hold off upset-minded Maryland. Third-seeded Louisiana State is also off to its third straight Elite Eight appearance after going through No. 2 seed North Carolina State to get there. The top seed in the NCAA women's tournament, UCLA, looked the part on Friday night. The Bruins had little trouble with No. 5 seed

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), just months after a January collision at the airport claimed 67 lives.Delta Air Lines Flight 2983, an Airbus A319 headed to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), departed its DCA gate at 2:55 p.m. local time and was cleared for takeoff around 3:15 p.m., the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) told Fox News Digital.Meanwhile, four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons were inbound to Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover, according to

The United Kingdom could be the first G7 nation not to manufacture its own steel, with a major steel firm blaming President Donald Trump's tariffs for the planned closure of its two blast furnaces. British Steel, which is owned by Jingye, the Chinese steel group, announced plans to close its two blast furnaces in England, The Telegraph reported. The closures put 2,700 jobs at risk and the end of steel production in the United Kingdom after 150 years. Jingye bought British Steel in 2020. Jingye said the "imposition of tariffs" had made the blast furnaces and steel-making operations "no longer financially sustainable". THE

Wisconsin superintendent Jill Underly, who is running for re-election on Tuesday, says she wants to see school choice eliminated in her state. "So, school choice actually sounds like a pretty nice thing, doesn’t it?" Underly said at a school event in mid-March, according to PBS Wisconsin. "Like, who shouldn’t have a choice, right? But really, what it is in Wisconsin is, it’s privatization of public schools."PBS’s Steven Potter pressed Underly on her stance on school choice on Friday, asking, "So where do you stand on the voucher school system? Do you want to see it eliminated?"Underly responded, "Ultimately, yes, I would like to see it