Katherine Khashimova Long

Pictured is the first Amazon bookstore in Chicago during its soft launch, Saturday March 18, 2017.

Amazon faces new lawsuit alleging it fixed book prices

March 26, 2021 at 1:24 p.m.

A proposed class-action lawsuit from a Seattle firm has added to the swarm of antitrust scrutiny gathering around Amazon. The suit, filed Thursday in federal court in New York on...

CAN YOU SEE ME AND HEAR ME? | Because you aren't physically in the office with your doctor, it is important that you are seated in good lighting and that you are in a quiet place. Before you begin, ask your doctor if the lighting is strong enough and if you can be heard easily. If they ask you to use headphones or to move to an area with more direct lighting, it will make the visit easier and help you get the most out of your appointment.

Amazon’s telehealth arm quietly expands to 21 more states

March 8, 2021 at 9:55 a.m.

An Amazon telehealth outfit that started as a pilot service for Seattle-area employees and their families has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 21 more states, a signal of Amazon's...

The Amazon Spheres are the visual symbol of Amazon's downtown Seattle campus. (Kjell Redal/Seattle Times/TNS)

Amazon seeks to block proposal calling for greater diversity in hiring

January 28, 2021 at 9:58 a.m.

Amazon has asked federal regulators to block a number of shareholder proposals that strike to the heart of many recent criticisms of the Seattle-based commerce behemoth, including its stances on...

A delivery van departs an Amazon warehouse Oct. 1, 2020, in Dedham, Massachusetts. Amazon has beefed up its logistics network but is facing a massive wave of online holiday shopping this year.

Amazon sellers say shipping delays, new warehouse rules have cut holiday payday

December 24, 2020 at 9:01 a.m.

Marty Mickelson had hoped this holiday shopping season would catapult his new family-friendly card game, Hasty Baker, to major commercial success. Sales — nearly all of which took place on...

This undated photo provided by Amazon shows the Amazon One device at an Amazon Go store in Seattle.

Amazon expands palm-scanning payment technology

November 11, 2020 at 3:48 p.m.

SEATTLE — In its latest push to collect data on consumer purchases, Amazon is expanding a new palm recognition payment technology into three more Seattle-area stores. Civil-liberties advocates, though, are...

Zef Talahun jumps rope on the plaza in front of the Lincoln Memorial, normally filled with tourists but now nearly empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

How to talk to your landlord about rent if coronavirus closures have affected your paycheck

April 1, 2020 at 3:05 p.m.

For many out-of-work Americans, the first of the month looms larger now than it did just four short weeks ago. Even if your landlord has announced rent cuts or is...

Seattle home prices again lower than a year ago

August 30, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

SEATTLE — For the second month in a row, Seattle is the only major American city where home prices were lower than a year ago. Home prices in Seattle and...

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