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This June 29, 1967, photo shows the mangled car that actress Jayne Mansfield died in after colliding with a truck outside of New Orleans. Safety advocates say similar deaths annually could be prevented by underride guards on the side and front of new tractor-trailers.

Column: Car collisions with big rigs don’t have to be so deadly

March 10, 2021 at 4:18 p.m.

Anytime I'm driving down the highway behind a semitruck, I look for the horizontal metal bar that spans the space underneath the trailer. It makes me feel a bit safer....

Eliza Orlins attends the finale for "Survivor Vanuatu Islands of Fire" at CBS Television City in 2004 in Hollywood, California. Orlins, a veteran public defender, is running for district attorney of Manhattan.

Column: Decriminalizing prostitution: An idea whose time has come?

March 5, 2021 at 3:29 p.m.

Eliza Orlins gained a measure of fame years ago as a contestant on the reality shows "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race." But if things go well for her, she could...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at the state Capitol in Albany on April 15, 2020.

Column: Democrats should disown Gov. Andrew Cuomo

March 3, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.

There are many instances when it sucks to be a Democrat, and the emergence of claims of sexual harassment against Andrew Cuomo is one of them. Just months ago, the...

People receive COVID-19 vaccinations Feb. 11, 2021, at a vaccination center at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Column: How Americans rose to the COVID-19 challenge

February 26, 2021 at 2:29 p.m.

This month, the United States recorded a horrific milestone: 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. Someday, historians will look back at the pandemic and point out the mistakes and failures that helped...

Oncor apprentice lineman Brendan Waldon repairs a utility pole in Odessa, Texas, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, after it was damaged by the winter storm that passed through Texas.

Column: A frozen Texas shows the perils of denial

February 19, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

In an era of global climate change, Texas has retained an unshakable allegiance to fossil fuel production and use. It brings to mind the joke about the man who tells...

President Joe Biden speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris before signing executive actions in the Oval Office on Jan. 26, 2021.

Column: Yes, there are downsides to a higher minimum wage

February 17, 2021 at 2:13 p.m.

For most Americans, being asked if they favor a higher minimum wage is like asking if they like sunshine and ice cream. What's not to like about increasing the rewards...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, with lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., left, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Delegate Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., speaks to members of the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2021, after the U.S. Senate voted not guilty, to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Column: The impeachment acquittal does profound damage to our democracy

February 13, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

One of the most familiar lessons of the Donald Trump era is that no matter how bad today is, tomorrow can always be worse. We learned over and over that...

A supporter of President Donald Trump carries a campaign sign with Vice President Mike Pence's name cut out, in front of the Texas state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 6, 2021.

Column: Mike Pence could turn the impeachment trial around

February 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

Over many years, Mike Pence compiled a stellar record as a conservative Republican, most recently as a faithful servant of President Donald Trump. When he refused to try to block...

Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Column: Trump can’t take refuge in the First Amendment

February 10, 2021 at 2:53 p.m.

When the mob of Donald Trump fanatics invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, one of them scrawled a vivid message onto a door: "Murder the media." So it is...

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 26, 2021.

Column: The conservative virtues of Romney’s child allowance plan

February 5, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.

The United States has a vast array of government programs that are meant to alleviate poverty, from food stamps to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Bill Program. Yet these...

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