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Mar. 16, 2025

American Girl Releases First-Ever Twin Dolls — and They're, Like, Totally '90s

Nicki and Isabel, new American Girl dolls.Photo: American GirlAmerican Girl’s latest release is totally rad!The famous doll brandrevealed its newest characters— and first-ever set of twins — Isabel and Nicki Hoffman on Thursday. The stylish twins are from the 1990s and are the latest addition to the brand’s line of historical characters.Isabel and Nicki are fraternal twins from Seattle who promise to “bring the dial-up decade to life for fans, highlighting the tech boom and society’s embrace of the Internet, as well as the ground-breaking music, fashion trends, and television entertainment of the era,” according to the brand.

Mar. 16, 2025

American Girl Unveils first Chinese American 'Girl of the Year' Doll, Corinne Tan

Photo: American Girl American Girl’s newest “Girl of the Year” is making history. The famous brandunveiledCorinne Tan, its first Chinese American “Girl of the Year” on Thursday. Corinne isdescribedas an avid skier who lives in Aspen, Colorado, where she “loves hitting the slopes, being a big sister, and training her new puppy.” The brand shared on theirwebsitethat Corinne and her story help young girls “embrace family change,” “share feelings,” “stand up to racism” and “tackle problems one step at a time.

Mar. 16, 2025

American Golfer Scottie Scheffler Wins the 2022 Masters, Finishes -10

Scottie Scheffler.Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images Scottie Scheffler just proved why he’s the world No. 1. The 25-year-old just won the 2022 Masters — his first major victory — on Sunday at Augusta National, finishing -10 after four days of play. Scheffler, who was already the current world No. 1, had three PGA Tour wins under his belt before the Masters. His previous best majors finish was T4 in the 2020 PGA Championship.

Mar. 16, 2025

American Gored in the Neck During Running of the Bulls Tried to Take a Selfie with the 6-Ton Animal

Photo: Alvaro Barrientos/AP/Shutterstock An American lawyer attempting to remember the moment he went running with the bulls in Spain certainly got his wish recently — but not for the reasons you may think. On Sunday, San Francisco-based public defender Jaime Alvarez decided he would try to snap a selfie with a bull after he had successfully run ahead of the herd of 12,000-pound animals at the annual festival in Pamplona, Spain, NBC 15reports.

Mar. 16, 2025

American Held in Venezuela Reveals Prison Conditions: Cockroaches Were 'Crawling All Over Me'

Josh Holt, a 26-year-old Mormon missionary, had been held captive with his wife, fellow missionary Thamara Caleno, since shortly after their wedding in 2016. The two had been jailed and held without trial after Venezuelan law enforcementaccused the couple of stockpiling weaponsin their apartment in Caracas, reports NBC News. According to NBC, the State Department has called the charges against the couple “questionable.” He toldHoda Kotbon NBC’sToday, Tuesday, that conditions in the prison were “horrible.