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A woman accused of killing an NYPD cop in a drunken hit-run didn’t bat an eye as she was found guilty on all charges Tuesday — while the officer’s widow burst into tears. Jessica Beauvais, 32, of Long Island was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the second degree along with vehicular manslaughter in the second degree and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it in the 2021 horror that killed NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos on the Long Island Expressway. Beauvais remained stoic as jurors read out the guilty verdict in the Queens Criminal Court.

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday had his first known sit-down visit to a DC restaurant since becoming president — joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses after a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery. The unscheduled stop caught diners off guard at the popular French restaurant Le Diplomate, where first lady Jill Biden met with friends for boozy mid-week lunches while her husband was vice president.

Absinthe Uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' Was Boozy -- But Not Psychedelic ScienceDaily (May 1, 2008) — A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif's supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. In the most comprehensive analysis of old bottles of original absinthe -- once quaffed by the likes of van Gogh, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso to enhance their creativity -- a team of scientists from Europe and the United States have concluded the culprit was plain and simple: A high alcohol content, rather than thujone, the compound...

British Parliament's Clubby, Boozy Atmosphere Wrecked by New Working Hours, Members Say Mar 6, 2004 By Ed Johnson/ Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) - Parliament's late-night culture of hard drinking, boozy debates and midnight votes could make a comeback if a large segment of disgruntled British lawmakers gets its way. A campaign is growing in the neo-gothic Palace of Westminster to ditch the new "family friendly" working hours and revert to more nocturnal sittings. Many MPs, or members of Parliament, argue that their timetable, which gets most House of Commons business wrapped up by 7 p.m., has destroyed the raucous,...