If You Sell a House These Days, the Buyer Might Be a Pension Fund  —  Yield-chasing investors are snapping up single-family homes, competing with ordinary Americans and driving up prices  —  A bidding war broke out this winter at a new subdivision north of Houston.

‘Radical Left CRAZIES:’ Trump issues Easter greetings by attacking political rivals, griping about election loss  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump marked Easter weekend by attacking his political enemies, repeating false claims about the election, and calling for a boycott …

Inside the Teen Vogue mess — which is really a Condé Nast mess  —  From the start, Alexi McCammond seemed an unlikely candidate to become a top boss within the storied Vogue empire — at least on paper.  —  Only 27, she had little editing experience and had never managed a staff …

Myanmar's Military Has Killed Over 40 Children Since the Coup.  Here's One Child's Story.  —  Myanmar's security forces have killed more than 40 children since February.  Here is the story of one, Aye Myat Thu.  She was 10.  —  In the swelter of the hot season, U Soe Oo cracked open the coconut with practiced blows of his machete.

Hunter Biden on his memoir “Beautiful Things” and his struggles with substance abuse  —  Hunter Biden was asked by correspondent Tracy Smith, “You've said your dad always saw the good in you through all of this.  Was there ever a time when you thought, Okay, there's no way, he's gonna give up on me, I've done it now?”

Israel, in first comment, says troubled by US position ahead of Iran talks  —  US envoy to Iran Malley says goal is to return to nuclear deal, without calling to strengthen it.  —  Mixed messages from the Biden administration on the Iran nuclear deal days before indirect talks commence …

With stimulus cash and jobs spike, U.S. emerges as main engine for global economic recovery  —  Spending on imports spreads the wealth across Europe and Asia  —  The robust U.S. economic recovery this year is expected to be good news for factory workers, freight handlers and farmers.

Sen. Blunt sees ‘easy win’ if infrastructure plan scaled back  —  Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Sunday the Biden White House could score “an easy win” on infrastructure if it would just reduce its new plan to focus solely on infrastructure.  —  Speaking to host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday …

America's Losing Faith, and That Makes the Next Trump All But Inevitable  —  GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY … Yes, Americans are losing faith in almost all institutions these days, but the decline in church attendance has reverberations that will last a long time.

The Enduring Terror of Violent Crime Victimhood  —  A family in Oakland just suffered a horrific crime in their home — one similar to but far worse than one I had recently — and deserves much help in recovering.  —  21 hr ago  —  A harrowing story of a violent crime in Oakland was reported …

MLB requires photo ID to pick up tickets from Will Call, but boycotts Georgia for voter ID law  —  South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace called the league out on Twitte  —  Beating Up on Georgia  —  Major League Baseball responded to calls to boycott the state of Georgia over a controversial …

True democracy stands on the heels of vote by mail expansion  —  We got a small glimpse at what is possible for the future of voting in the U.S. In 2020, 46 percent of voters voted by mail.  It was a monumental habit change as the pandemic made it unsafe for people to congregate at polling places to cast ballots.

Bidenomics, explained  —  It's the end of the Age of Reagan, but it's much more than that  —  “When the formula stops working, you change the formula.”  — Arin Hanson  —  “The era of ‘big government is over’ is over.”  — James Medlock  —  I know this post has a very Vox-like title …

Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism  —  The administration has taken a series of steps to prioritize dealing with white supremacists and militias, especially after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is stepping up efforts …

Jordan accuses former crown prince and high-ranking officials of ‘promoting sedition,’ with foreign backing  —  AMMAN, Jordan — The government of Jordan on Sunday accused former crown prince Hamzeh bin Hussein and several of his associates of cooperating with foreign entities to pursue …

Punched, Kicked, Shoved: Documenting the Anti-Asian Violence  —  Over the last year, in an unrelenting series of episodes with clear racial animus, people of Asian descent have been pushed, beaten, kicked, spit on and called slurs.  Homes and businesses have been vandalized.

Vaccine Cheat Days Are Adding Up  —  Vaccinated and unvaccinated people are getting more lax with behavior at a time when vigilance really matters.  —  A few weeks ago, my partially vaccinated partner and my wholly unvaccinated self got an invitation to a group dinner, held unmasked and indoors.

‘Battle for the Soul of SoHo’: A Debate on Gentrification, Race and Wealth  —  The Manhattan neighborhood is locked in a contentious battle with city officials over whether, and how, it should change.  —  As a child growing up in SoHo, Akeela Azcuy remembers seeing her father …

Reality catches up with propaganda channel  —  Eleven Fox programs whine about press conference treatment as Dominion lawsuit drops  —  Ask not for whom the world's tiniest violin plays — it plays for Fox News.  Three months ago the network's hosts enjoyed unprecedented political power …

Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say  —  Declining infection rates over all masked a rise in more contagious forms of the coronavirus.  Vaccines will stop the spread, if Americans postpone celebration just a bit longer.  —  For weeks, the mood in much of the United States has been buoyant.

China launches musical in bid to counter Uyghur abuse allegations  —  Beijing is attempting to draw attention away from reports it is holding at least one million in Xinjiang internment camps  —  A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster “La La Land” …

Capitol Police union warns of potential exodus after latest attack, urges security increases  —  The Capitol Police Union's head pushed Congress on Sunday to ramp up security after a second attack at the complex this year left another officer dead and also warned of a possible thinning of the department's ranks.