A new study published last week by researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism showed that alcohol related deaths spiked by more than 25% during the first year of the pandemic.

Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it will list New York City’s iconic yellow cabs on its app, a move that marks the company’s latest expansion into the taxi market and could help the ride-hailing giant overcome a driver shortage in its biggest U.S. market.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday filed a $24 million federal lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and several other high-profile figures involved in perpetuating the narrative that Trump colluded with Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election. 

On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Ramirez should be allowed to have his pastor present as his upcoming execution by lethal injection. Ramirez’s execution is the result of a 2004 murder he committed in a parking lot.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “basic facts of biology” should be acknowledged in conversations about transgenderism when asked to weigh in on the debate this week.

Half of the Elite 8 bracket was filled Thursday and four teams – Arkansas, Duke, Houston, and Villanova – all earned a spot in the NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament quarterfinals.

The United States plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion and is pledging $1 billion in new humanitarian aid, the Biden administration said on Thursday after a month of bombardments touched off Europe’s fastest-moving refugee crisis since the end of World War Two.