Today's creepy clown is a Halloween favorite—and a return to the subversive figure clowns represented in the past.

Clowning around is taken very seriously by Shrine clowns. More than 50 people with giant red noses and shoes 16 inches long joked around at the annual International Shrine Clown Association conference ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kids don’t like clowns. The story exploded out of England recently: A survey conducted by the University of Sheffield polled 250 children, ages 4 to 16, and concluded that hospitals ...

McDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. -- Another strange clown incident involving children is under investigation, this time in Georgia. Two brothers in McDuffie County say they were chased by at least two men dressed ...

Favorite: Many children are drawn out by a clown. This allows Savannah to share Christian principles with youngsters. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans The clown in Donna Sternickle came out early. It ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers evaluated the impact of medical clown interventions on sleep quality and hospital stay duration in pediatric patients. Sleep ...

A blue plaque has been unveiled for "king of clowns" Charlie Cairoli in his adopted hometown of Blackpool. Originally from Italy, he moved to the Lancashire seaside resort upon the outbreak of World ...

So where are John Wayne Gacy’s children now? Here’s everything to know about his son, Michael, and daughter, Christine. Gacy, the second of three children, was born and raised in Illinois by his ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found ...

DAMASCUS, Syria, December 27 (UNHCR) - Red noses and silliness have popped up in recent months at UNHCR centres across Damascus, bringing some laughter and happiness to young Iraqis suffering from the ...