Taylor Swift dropped a new music video for her song “Lavender Haze” at midnight on Friday, in which her love interest is played by a trans model, Laith Ashley. He and some of Swift’s fans applauded her for casting a trans man, giving representation to other trans people.  “Thank you …

After 52 years, a woman found dead in the Arizona desert has finally been identified. With the help of some crowdfunding, DNA analysis has confirmed the previously unidentified victim was Colleen Audrey Rice, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. On January 23, 1971, hunters came across a white cotton …

Fireball Cinnamon fans be warned — the mini bottles of the fiery drink you’re picking up at the convenience store do not actually contain any whiskey. In fact, the drink is a malt beverage flavored to taste like whiskey, much to the dismay of Anna Marquez — the Illinois woman …

Washington — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries formally nominated California Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, even as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has pledged to block their reappointments to the panel. Jeffries, the House minority leader, sent a letter to McCarthy on Saturday …

Monterey Park, Calif. — Authorities searched for a motive for the gunman who killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, slayings that sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the region and cast a shadow over festivities nationwide. Authorities …

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers over the next eight months, the software giant said in a securities filing Wednesday. The company said the cuts, some of which begin immediately, represent “less than 5 percent of our total employee base.” The company hired rapidly during the pandemic to keep up with …

Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He said Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area …

One-party rule in Washington ended this month, as the split 118th Congress gaveled into session — Republicans narrowly hold the House, Democrats have a slight edge in the Senate and a Democrat sits in the White House. It won’t be easy getting much through this sharply divided Congress, but there …

Will Smith, who is receiving praise for his role in the film “Emancipation,” is among this year’s NAACP Image Awards nominees.  The film — which earned Smith a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture — is Smith’s first major project since he slapped Chris Rock on stage during the …

Investors suffered a brutal 2022, with the S&P 500 tumbling 19% as the Federal Reserve cranked interest rates higher to smother inflation. But 2023 may offer up more misery, with a looming recession providing another dose of risk, according to Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Michael Wilson.  The S&P …