Let’s rip the band-aid off the gaping nightmare national news cycle first.

If you had kids in the 1990s you may remember the Tickle Me Elmo craze. Take a look at this report from our archives.

Finally, Furby mania also translated into McDonald’s Happy Meal toys, and a complete set of all 80 McDonald’s Furbys (or ...

Three players reached double-figures in scoring for the Effingham girls basketball team in its game against Robinson on Nov. 17. Averie Wolfe led the Flaming Hearts with 16 points. The senior added ...

Churchill County and Oasis Academy sports Dec. 18-24. Home CCHS basketball games are played in the Elmo Dericco Gymnasium ...

A group of teenagers riding their bikes around town stop for selfies and photos with a costumed Elmo character on the Broadwalk pedestrian plaza on Broad Street Monday evening. Broadwalk this week is ...

We have seen Elmo of “Sesame Street” in a variety of lights, but never as an alt-right supporter. After the beloved character’s X account was hacked, Jon Stewart decided to have some fun with a ...

Elmo returned to X on Tuesday with a message of love, two days after a hacker used the beloved “Sesame Street” character’s account to spread antisemitic bile. Some, including Elon Musk’s AI chatbot ...

Sesame Workshop regained control of its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages. “Elmo’s X account was compromised by ...

Once again, Jon Stewart had a “tremendous show planned for you — well-designed, articulate,” but the tidal wave of current events would not let that slide. It was “a truly illuminating dive into the ...

Jon Stewart told “Daily Show” viewers that the original “well-designed, articulate” version of the Comedy Central series’ Monday night episode had to be scrapped “because Elmo lost his f—king mind.” ...

Jon Stewart revealed that he scrapped his intended opening monologue after the X account belonging to beloved Sesame Street character Elmo was hacked over the weekend. The Daily Show host explained ...