Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Oscar the Grouch and Elmo's puppy Tango hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's ...

As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to ...

U.S.A.I.D. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press ...

"Are Bert and Ernie part of an extreme homosexual agenda?" asked Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, referring to the longtime "roommates" who live on Sesame Street. In one of the few ...

Sesame Workshop faces financial struggles after losing its HBO contract and key grants. Sesame Street is revamping its format amid streaming industry cuts and rising competition from newer shows.

Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969 ...

Rep. Robert Garcia from California questions witnesses during a hearing in front of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner ...

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Wall Street markets opened to another topsy-turvy session Wednesday as China and the EU countered President Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs to rebalance trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...