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Santa Claus and his elves are seeing more heartbreaking letters this year as children cite their parents' economic troubles in their wish lists. ...

We’ve been covering the progress of the proposal to ban the inclusion of toys in unhealthy fast food meals.

The recalls, which cover the United States and Canada, involve seven million tricycles and more than a million high chairs as well as other products.

Toys "R" Us announced plans to sell up to an estimated $800 million in stock through an initial public offering, the latest in a series of private-equity deals.

Nearly 2 million toy dart sets have been recalled after two boys chewed on the soft-plastic darts and then choked to death.

A new version of the Bluetooth wireless technology could expand what can be done by watches, toys, home sensors, medical monitors and other devices that typically have been limited in their functions because they don't get their batteries changed or charged very often....

Controversy is brewing over reports that Walmart is selling a black Barbie doll for only half of what the white doll is being sold for, ABC News reports.

Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store shelves after California’s attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.

Toy safety regulators say one of the holiday season's hottest toy crazes — Zhu Zhu Pets — do not violate federal safety standards after all.

Zhu Zhu Pets, one of this year's hottest holiday toys, are under fire from a consumer Web site that claims the robotic hamsters carry high levels of a toxic chemical.