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Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill 03/10/2021 08:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Restaurants devastated by the coronavirus outbreak are getting a lifeline from the pandemic relief package that���s awaiting President Joe Biden's signature. The bill that gained final congressional approval Wednesday adds money to the Paycheck Protection Program and provides indi Editorial Roundup: US 03/10/2021 07:43pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 10 The Virginian Pilot & Daily Press on marking one year since the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was a global pandemic: Where were you when the world stopped? It���s a grim question, one with answers Police maced, trampled: New docs show depth of Jan. 6 chaos 03/10/2021 04:08pm • Two firefighters loaned to Washington for the day said they were the only medics on the Capitol steps Jan. 6, trying to triage injured officers as they watched the angry mob swell and attack police. Law enforcement agents were ���being pulled into the crowd and trampled, assaulted with scaffolding m Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos 03/10/2021 04:07pm • Two firefighters loaned to Washington for the day said they were the only medics on the Capitol steps Jan. 6, trying to triage injured officers as they watched the angry mob swell and attack police working to protect Congress. Law enforcement agents were ���being pulled into the crowd and trampled, What's inside the $1.9T COVID-19 bill passed by Congress 03/10/2021 02:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Wednesday, sending it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The milestone political victory would provide $1,400 checks for most Americans and direct billions of dollars to schools, state South African university students clash with police, 1 dead 03/10/2021 10:55am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� At least one person has died and two students have been injured in clashes between South African university students and police over tuition fees at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The protests erupted this week after thousands of students were denied registrat After outcry, Israeli museum calls off sale of Islamic art 03/10/2021 10:31am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel���s premier museum for Islamic art has scrapped the planned auction of scores of rare and precious items after public outcry over the attempted sale, which had been expected to fetch millions of dollars from wealthy private collectors. In a settlement struck Wednesday, the Greenpeace protests ECB's loans for carbon-heavy industries 03/10/2021 03:37am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� Greenpeace activists landed on the roof of a European Central Bank building Wednesday to drop a banner protesting the financial institution's loans policy, which climate activists say favors heavily polluting industries. Activists used a powered paraglider to reach the ro Student Loan Contests and Promotions: What to Know 03/10/2021 12:00am • Have you ever thought about winning the lottery to pay off student loan debt? If so, you might be unaware that there are contests and promotions specifically designed for student loan borrowers. While you don't want to make it your repayment strategy and the odds are not in your favor, it can't hurt Q&A: Ron Lieber on How Financial Advisors Should Address College Planning 03/10/2021 12:00am • For many families, saving for college has become nearly as challenging as funding retirement. Sticker prices are steep at many public and private universities, but they don't always reflect a family's actual costs. A college diploma can increase the lifetime earnings of its recipient by hundreds of How Having Multiple Children in College Affects Financial Aid 03/10/2021 12:00am • The cost of sending multiple children to college could more than double for some families as a result of recent changes to the way the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, calculates financial aid eligibility when siblings are enrolled simultaneously, experts say. Housed within the C US prosecutors allege Honduras president helped move drugs 03/09/2021 11:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hern��ndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Gutwillig said during his opening s Gostisbehere ties game, Flyers rally past Buffalo 5-4 in SO 03/09/2021 10:33pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Carter Hart is in such a rut in net for the Flyers, he almost lost to the worst team in the NHL. ���I���m not playing well," Hart said. ���I know it, everyone knows it.��� Benched before Buffalo's lead got of control, the promising goalie was bailed out when Philadelphia rallie PHOTOS: Biden visits oldest hardware store in DC 03/09/2021 06:10pm • President Joe Biden stepped into D.C.���s oldest hardware store Tuesday to talk about a change he made to the Paycheck Protection Program to benefit small businesses. The W.S. Jenks & Son hardware store in Northeast D.C. is a recipient of the PPP program. Besides being the oldest hardware store When to expect payments, other benefits from relief package 03/09/2021 02:53pm • As the latest federal pandemic relief package makes its way to President Joe Biden���s desk, Americans may be wondering when the benefits will reach them. The $1.9 trillion known as the ���American Rescue Plan��� is massive, both in size and scope. It includes direct payments to most Americans, aid