SAN JOSE — In the realm of iconic so-cute-you’ll-scream felines, long before the lolcat stalked the Internet in captioned kitten glory there was the li’l cat — a mysteriously mouthless bow-bedecked ...

This weekend, a city block of downtown Los Angeles is arguably the cutest place on earth. Hello Kitty Con, the world’s first-ever Hello Kitty convention, has roared into town in a grand, four-day ...

Sanrio, the Japanese company that defined cute, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Its star, Hello Kitty, and more than 400 other cartoon characters continue to be popular with adults and ...