As Sesame Street’s 56th season gets underway, Elmo, Big Bird, and the Sesame organization are navigating a volatile chapter in the show’s history—marked by government funding cuts, evolving new media ...

Twenty-three years ago, “Sesame Street” aired a remarkable series of episodes during which the iconic puppets and their human friends must recover from a hurricane. One focus is Big Bird’s struggle to ...

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

About one in 36 children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC. So it’s pretty likely you know a child with autism, be they your cousin, your granddaughter, or your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Sesame Street" Muppet characters Count von Count, left, Elmo and Grover pose together at the Sesame Workshop annual benefit gala ...

The venerable children’s TV series, which premiered in 1969, enters its 55th season Thursday on Max. The new season comes at a turning point for “Sesame Street,” arriving weeks after Max parent ...