It was an android “arrest.” A humanoid robot has been detained by cops for terrorizing an elderly woman on a Chinese street. The surreal incident occurred last week in the cit ...

"This ruins the whole point of the historical dolls!!" one critic said Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began contributing to PEOPLE in 2022 and joined the staff full time ...

When, earlier this week, Mattel unveiled its 40th-anniversary “Modern Era” American Girl dolls, the response online was not muted. Kirsten Larson, the Swedish immigrant of 1854 prairie lore, had ...

A robot has been transporting Detroit coneys and other food orders to customers at the American Coney Island in downtown Detroit, but it's only a trial run, said the restaurant's owner. American Coney ...

A new line from Mattel lifts six of the dolls out of their historical contexts and drops them into contemporary fashions. Purists aren’t pleased. By Gina Cherelus To celebrate the 40th anniversary of ...

This is part of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more here. While it was a great Winter Games for Team USA by pretty much every measure, it was especially great for the women of Team USA.

The American Girl brand has posted five consecutive quarters of sales growth, but sales have fallen from their peak in the mid-2010s. The brand’s stabilization comes as parent company Mattel faces ...

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Chinese-American skier Eileen Gu called a reporter’s question “ridiculous” in response to the suggestion that winning silver medals was a disappointing result. Gu, a freestyle skier competing for the ...

North American robot orders rose in 2025, reflecting strong investment in automation across a range of industries. According to new data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), companies ...

American Girl is marking its 40th anniversary with a bold redesign of its beloved historical dolls, prompting swift backlash on social media. The Mattel-owned brand announced Wednesday the launch of ...