Category: toy

Inclined Sleepers Linked to 100 Infant Deaths Recalled Again

Nearly 4.7 million units of Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n Play sleepers, already under a product recall issued more than 3 years ago, are being recalled again following reports of at least eight infant deaths. The product, launched in 2009, had been sold in major stores across the United States, including Walmart, Target, and online at Amazon…


Stranger Rescues Boy’s Teddy Bear From River

He even did CPR on the bear.


TV Production Business Boosts Hasbro as Toy Shipments Take a Hit

Hasbro Inc. beat quarterly profit estimates on Tuesday, helped by a rebound in its TV and film production business that cushioned some of the impact from toy shipment delays due to global supply chain bottlenecks. The toymaker’s shares rose 5 percent in early trading, despite the company’s warning that its sales could take a hit…


The Washington Post’s ‘Toy Weapons’ vs. Cops

On Monday, April 19, Edgar Luis Tirado went on a one-man crime spree—important details of which are not recorded in the Washington Post’s often cited “Fatal Force” database of killings by police. Other accounts, though, were clear about the threat Tirado presented. The 28-year-old Texan, who suffered from bipolar disorder, started small, stealing from a…