High-functioning executives may drink little for weeks, then binge intensely. When drinking starts, the alcohol off-switch fails, leading to blackouts, lost weekends, and regret.

If you see a bird stumbling or leaning precariously on your porch, it's not just being clumsy — it is accidentally drunk.

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You know you shouldn’t text her. Here’s something better to do with that urge. It’s 11 PM. You’re three beers in. Your ex’s Instagram story shows she’s out having fun while you’re home overthinking ...

The justices took on the case after Kari Mobley Kennedy, 57, challenged her 29-year prison sentence in a September 2018 fatal ...

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk. On a wild Friday night, the animal broke into a liquor store in Virginia - and began helping itself to the stock. The ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US However, the true culprit of the nocturnal ...

Hanover County Animal Protection officers "apprehended" the raccoon and brought it to the animal shelter following its wild weekend Amy McCarthy is an Editor at PEOPLE. Her work has appeared at Eater, ...

A “very intoxicated” raccoon went on a drunken rampage inside a Virginia liquor store — then passed out face-first in the bathroom, local officials said. The masked bandit was found snoozing in a ...

The raccoon was released back into the wild after sobering up, per officials. One Virginia liquor store had an unusual patron this weekend -- an inebriated raccoon found passed out in the bathroom.