A New York moment:

When you’ve lived in New York long enough, the subway announcements become a memorized hum, like a movie you’ve seen a hundred times. The pre-recorded announcements began with, “Ladies and gentlemen”–but that is now defunct. The MTA just revealed new announcements, designed to be gender-neutral.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced he plans to resign after a fifth person accused him of sexual abuse. Allegations surfaced over the past five months that Murray had molested boys in the past. On Tuesday, The Seattle Times reported Murray allegedly abused his cousin’s 13-year-old son in 1975 while living with the family. Other accusers include Murray’s former foster son and a man who claims Murray paid him for sex when the man was a teen. Murray, who is gay, has not faced criminal charges.

Star Parker is a conservative commentator, author, and founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). Here are edited excerpts of our recent conversation at her Washington, D.C., office.

Tell us about your childhood.

LOS ANGELES—When 300 upset people show up for a neighborhood council meeting, that’s the sound of a raw nerve. Here in Los Angeles, that nerve was road diets—the removal of car lanes from streets to reduce speed and accommodate bike lanes.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sued the Trump administration on Monday, protesting its immigration clampdown. Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Justice Department would begin suppressing so-called sanctuary cities, revoking Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants from mayors who refuse to enforce immigration laws. Sessions said U.S. cities stand to lose millions unless they give federal immigration officials unlimited access to local jails and give them 48 hours notice before releasing undocumented immigrants.

A New York commuter train crashed into a New Jersey station during rush hour this morning, killing at least one person and injuring more than 100 others.

The train barreled through the backstop barricade at the Hoboken station at about 8:45 a.m. without even slowing down, witnesses said. The carriages came to a stop between the station’s indoor waiting area and the platform, causing a metal structure covering the area to collapse.

I like a soda pop every now and then, especially with greasy food. I hope my habit doesn’t offend any of you. It offends some people. That’s why the city of Berkeley, Calif., enacted the first-ever tax on sweetened soft drinks two years ago. The city leaders believe you ought to be punished if you drink too much sugar, so that you will learn your lesson and stop it. They also believe they can really use the money your continuing self-indulgence rakes in. So there is understandably some schizophrenia involved here.