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Reviews of Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection were harsh, but she's still finding work, and cashing paychecks.
Target Corp. has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for importing and selling a variety of toys with high levels of lead paint on the surface.
TGH International Trading Inc. has agreed to pay a $31,500 civil penalty after it imported and sold toys with small parts in violation of federal child safety standards, government officials said Monday.
The Little Tikes Co. is recalling about 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks, after an 11-month-old boy got a plastic nail lodged in his throat.
Sometimes a lot is simply not enough. This has been my guiding principle as I unhesitatingly embrace a more-is-better philosophy about the beauty products that make their way into my bathroom cabinet.
A New Zealand mom made some online bids on toys before napping. Then her 3-year-old daughter took over and bought a bigger plaything than expected — a huge earth-moving digger for a cool $12,300.
Toy company Mega Brands America Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay a $1.1 million civil penalty for failing to report promptly faulty magnetic building sets blamed in the death of a child.
Florida's attorney general sued a company Thursday that makes a Michael Vick dog toy, claiming proceeds from the sale were never donated to animal shelters as promised by the firm.
Florida's attorney general is suing a company that makes a dog toy that looks like Michael Vick and is named after the suspended NFL star.
Toy maker Mattel Inc. will pay $12 million to 39 states to settle an investigation over Chinese-made lead-tainted toys shipped to the U.S. in 2007, state officials said Monday.
For American parents, bargain prices for toys this holiday season qualify as good news: A Barbie fan who rose before dawn for Wal-Mart’s Black Friday sale could secure the coquettish “Barbie Diamond Castle Princess Liana Doll” for $5 — royally marked down from its regular retail price. At Target, a 10-pack of die-cast Hot Wheels cars also went for just $5, while a radio-controlled helicopter cost a mere $15. The price wars were enough to draw consumers out of their bunkers for their first shopping spree in months.
In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers.
A 911 recording reveals the sounds of shoppers screaming during a shootout between two men at a toy store in Southern California.
If the toy fits inside the tube from a toilet roll, it's too small for tiny tots, consumer advocates warned Tuesday.
Add another item to the long list of woes already facing retailers: the dearth of must-have items expected to fly off the shelves this holiday season.
It's time to get ready for the holiday season! The TODAY show is kicking off its 15th Annual Holiday Toy and Gift Drive for needy families all over the United States.
Will financial-market turmoil be the Grinch this Christmas?
A West Virginia mother is seeking a recall of a popular walkie-talkie after her 3-year-old's toy apparently intercepted a profanity-laced conversation between truckers about drugs and strip clubs.
The acting chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission lashed out Monday at the toy industry for a lack of safety controls that led to a string of highly publicized recalls, and she warned that the industry is obligated to regulate itself.
After facing recall after recall of millions of Chinese-made items, the nation's biggest toy sellers are imposing stricter measures on their suppliers — including tougher standards for lead content — to get ahead of expected new federal legislation.
As a warning against overcharging toys with lithium batteries, a government safety agency said Tuesday there have been dozens of recent reports of remote-controlled helicopters catching fire while being charged.
Ian Culhane won $10,000 for designing a 7-foot-tall toy roller coaster. Not bad for a 10-year-old.
Tests on more than 1,200 children's products, most of them still on store shelves, found that 35 percent contain lead — many with levels far above the federal recall standard used for lead paint.
Lead on toys was bad enough, but last week's recall of a toy tainted with a date rape drug threatens to turn into a lump of coal for toy retailers just as the key holiday selling season gets started.
Toy Grenade Forces Evacuation; Bomb Squad Called In A suspicious device that forced the evacuation of part of a Forsyth County subdivision and brought out the GBI bomb squad turned out to be a toy hand grenade.
Barbie's 'Sugar Daddy Ken' Doll Raises EyebrowsThis year is Barbie's 50th anniversary, but lately, it's been the iconic doll's companion, Ken, that's been getting all the attention: A new Ken doll called "Sugar's Daddy Ken" is prompting snickers for its suggestive-sounding name.
11 Things Wal-Mart Has BannedRetail giant Wal-Mart is the world's largest public company, and whether or not you're a fan of shopping at the House that Sam Walton Built, you've got to admit that the store stocks just about everything. But not quite, though.
Christmas is Coming: Hot Toy is Zhu Zhu PetsZhu Zhu Pets is a hamster playset without having a real hamster to deal with. Zhu Zhu Pets are a kind of toys which are battery operated. These toys are interactive, realistic, innoative and plush intelligent hamsters. Even, they can move around in their own play sets and talk.
There's a New Playmate in Town: iBabyBuddy for the iPhoneWatch this YouTube video of iBabyBuddy in action: an iPhone / iPod toy for babies and toddlers that is helping parents entertain their children.
DreamWorks eyes View-Master toy as movie conceptView-Master, the Fisher-Price toy with little 3-D picture discs of mountains, rivers and caverns that kids could rotate through a viewfinder, is the latest vintage toy getting a second life on the big screen.
Family: Syringe Found In Stuffed Monkey - Toy Came From 'Crane Game' At Pizza Parlor (Video)BEAVERTON, Ore. -- A Portland woman says her family found a syringe inside a stuffed monkey after her son won the toy at a pizza parlor.
Gang busted for prison mobile phone delivery with toy chopper Brazilian police caught gang members using a remote-controlled toy helicopter to deliver mobile phones to colleagues locked up in a top-security prison.
Toy parrot swears at girl, 5 Tara Weston went crackers when the cuddly parrot she bought for her five-year-old uttered a string of obscenities.
Toy helicopter causes panic at Indian parliamentA remote-controlled toy helicopter flew into India's heavily-fortified national parliament on Wednesday, sparking a high security alert, police said.
The phrase "for the children" has been used as a trump card in every debate from gun control to gay marriage.
The Inner Beauty of a McNuggetDoctors and researchers regularly rely on CT scanners to create images of body parts like brains, chests and knees.
Youth Dirt Bikes, ATVs Hit Hard By Lead Ban - New Law Hurts BusinessesORLANDO, Fla. -- A new federal law designed to keep children safe from lead has banned certain models of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes for those younger than 13, and its impact is hitting youth bikers and Central Florida businesses.
Video: Caylee remains/ Lee Anthony could face charges And More-Second Autopsy -Brad Conway (Anthony Family Lawyer) Speaks -Lee Anthony and possible charges -Leaving toys at memorials and where they will end-up
From tragedy comes Christmas joyORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) -- "This story touched him...like it touched all of us," said Carla Rodriguez, the florist who was spoke for a secret Santa.
Anthony's Spend Christmas Without Caylee, Plan To Keep Donating Toys AND WAS CASEY ANTHONY'S MYSTERY BABYSITTER INSPIRED BY TV SHOW?ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- While the Anthony family spends its first Christmas without Caylee, dozens of needy children are enjoying hundreds of gifts donated in the slain toddler's honor.
MinnPost - Muslim family's complaint over Christian toy giveaway provokes conservative backlashMuslim family's complaint over Christian toy giveaway provokes conservative backlash
Santas Hearing About Bad Economy From KidsDENVER -- You know the economy is getting bad when, instead of toys, kids are asking Santa for food. Rich Lopez has been playing Santa in Boulder for eight years.
Toy Hall of Fame points to new addition: the stick A magic wand, a fishing rod or a royal scepter? The lowly stick, a universal plaything powered by a child's imagination, landed in the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with the Baby Doll and the skateboard.
Rock found to be prehistoric toy hedgehog It may look like a grubby bit of rock but this ancient carving has caused a stir among archaeologists and hedgehog lovers.
Wife Uses Tonka Truck To Beat HusbandLavin and her husband got into a heated argument over a child that had run into traffic. Lavin then picked up the child's toy and slammed it into the man's head, police told Local 6 News partner Florida Today. Lavin then scratched the man on the left side of his face...
Video: Sarah Palin doll hits the high streetAn action figure portraying the Republican vice-presidential candidate as an executive, a superhero and a schoolgirl goes on sale in the US
Sarah Palin Action Figures Hit WebIf the interest in Sarah Palin's eyeglasses is any indication, the Oxford company making her action figure will be inundated with requests. HeroBuilders.com has made three action figures of the Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate.
Apple is 'Fisher-Price' of sound quality, says Neil YoungYoung says Apple, with its ubiquitous iPod and iTunes, has dumbed down sound quality to "Fisher-Price toy" levels that place convenience ahead of high fidelity.
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