Two local Louisa sewing experts are hoping to “reel in” interested community members who either want to learn to sew for the first time or build confidence with others in a class setting. Bait & ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – The Independence Police Department is warning people that Barbie Dolls sold at Cargo Largo could possibly be contaminated with fentanyl. At 10:18 a.m. on Saturday, IPD was alerted ...

Mattel announced the release of its first autistic Barbie doll, developed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to represent how autistic people experience and communicate about the ...

Mattel is releasing its first Barbie doll designed to represent an autistic individual, reflecting a growing commitment to inclusive and representative play. Their press release announced that the new ...

There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll in an effort to represent how those with autism spectrum disorder may experience the world ...

Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind ...

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...

Vermont's own Olympic rugby player is now a Barbie doll. On Monday, Oct. 6, Barbie announced a collaboration with Burlington-born Olympic medalist Ilona Maher, a social media star who uses her ...

Barbie is aiming to expand on inclusivity with the launch of its first doll with Type 1 diabetes. The doll, part of Barbie's Fashionistas line, comes complete with a continuous glucose monitor, ...

Life in plastic really is fantastic. After all, thousands of social media users are transforming themselves into action figures as part of a new viral trend sweeping across the internet. Commonly ...

Barbie is letting "You Create" your own doll for the first-time ever. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Barbie Basics, a line of collector's edition Barbie dolls, the dollmaker is releasing a brand ...

Aaliyah remains one in a million. Almost 24 years after the "Try Again" singer's tragic death in a plane crash at the age of 22, Mattel is honoring Aaliyah on what would have been her 46th birthday ...