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Amazon drone delivery: Online retail giant gets FAA approval to fly packages to customers

August 31, 2020 7:58pm CDT

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.

Amazon selling coronavirus face shields it helped design at cost

August 3, 2020 10:25am CDT

The face shields, priced at $2.65 each, are available to purchase in packs of 25.

Amazon delays Prime Day in US

July 21, 2020 11:02am CDT

Amazon's busiest online shopping event, Prime Day, has been pushed back in the U.S., the company confirmed Tuesday.

Amazon, Lowe’s give 'thank you' bonuses to front-line US employees as coronavirus cases surge

June 29, 2020 11:14am CDT

The bonuses to employees come as the U.S. is seeing about 40,000 new confirmed cases per day.

Amazon says most of its pandemic hires can remain as full-time employees

May 29, 2020 9:26am CDT

Amazon will convert 125,000 of the 175,000 temporary roles hired since March to permanent jobs if employees would like to stay at Amazon long term.

Amazon reportedly delays Prime Day event until September

May 21, 2020 2:41pm CDT

The two-day shopping event is typically held in July, but keeping up with demand amid COVID-19 has led to the delay, according to a report.

Amazon VP resigns after accusing company of 'firing whistleblowers'

May 5, 2020 2:34pm CDT

Tim Bray said he could no longer be an Amazon VP.

Amazon employees test positive for coronavirus at 6 US warehouses

March 25, 2020 1:34pm CDT

Warehouse workers sounded alarms last week that the company is not doing enough to protect them.