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Seattle Public Schools and the teachers union raced against a Tuesday midnight deadline to avoid a strike that could delay Wednesday's first day of school. Superintendent Ben Shuldiner detailed the district's contract offer, including raises, special education improvements, and workload changes, while citing financial constraints and outlining contingency plans if teachers walk out.

The FTC and 22 states sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly manipulated its advertising auction system since 2018 to overcharge 1.2 million advertisers by more than $20 billion, with costs passed to shoppers. Amazon strongly disputes the claims, calling the lawsuit misguided and citing advertiser savings from prioritizing ad relevancy over bid price.

A whistleblower report released by Sen. Richard Blumenthal reveals USPS insiders describing a rushed, chaotic effort to build a mail ballot verification system as a "sh*t show." The system, mandated under a Trump executive order, faces minimal testing before September 1 and could cause mass ballot rejections due to unforgiving discrepancy rules, raising disenfranchisement concerns.

Vietnam veteran Carroll "Sonny" Smith regretted destroying his Marine Corps dress blues after returning home to a painful reception decades ago. After WMAR reporter Cyera Williams shared his story, an anonymous Maryland couple stepped in to replace the uniform, with help from Bel Air Marines' SSgt. Nima Najafabadi, who even donated his own belt buckle to complete it.

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court alleges KRSM, the company supplying Freedom Fuel Network's below-market gas stations, failed to pay $4 million for fuel deliveries from Mansfield Oil. Freedom Fuel gained attention and Trump's praise for cheap gas prices in July, though it's not named as a defendant. KRSM's attorney disputes the claims.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says ICE agents in the field are expected to have body cameras by the end of September, following delays from an earlier August deadline. The move comes amid bipartisan support and rising tensions between federal agents and the public, with officials working with Motorola on camera-equipped microphone technology.

Anyone in the United States looking to navigate to Lake Ontario on Google Maps can no longer find it as of this weekend.

After the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, millions of pounds of previously frozen food was left behind, rotting and permeating the neighborhood with an inescapable stench.

Ben Crump's advocacy for Nolan Wells' grieving family has thrust the civil rights attorney back into the spotlight, reigniting debate over his methods. From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd, Crump's media-driven pursuit of justice for Black families has earned him both the title "Black America's attorney general" and accusations of profiteering and stoking racial division.

Florida's 2026 primaries scrambled traditional notions of Black political representation. Byron Donalds, a MAGA-aligned Republican with a checkered past, could become the state's first Black governor. A white congresswoman won a historically Black district, while underdog Angie Nixon upset a heavily-funded rival, revealing how race, ideology and money no longer align predictably in Florida politics.