This next story falls under the category of funny-not-funny. If there are school-age children at your house, you've probably gotten wind of stories involving creepy clowns. In some two dozen states, ...

Local clowns say they just can't understand the spate of creepy-clown threats, sightings and false reports that have gripped social media and are driving people bonkers. Since August, people in ...

This week, dozens of clowns descended on Orlando, Florida for the 40th annual World Clown Association convention. But these aren't your scary clowns, the ones you might know from scary movies like "It ...

In many ways 2016 has been an anxiety-filled year for Americans. The presidential election has some people so stressed that the American Psychological Association recently published tips to cope with ...

Several things of note about creepy clowns: 1. I blame Tim Curry. The great British actor best known as the sweet transvestite from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" also is well known for playing ...

Think of it as Comic-Con for clowns. That’s how Randy Christensen describes the World Clown Association’s International Convention, which plants its floppy shoes Monday through March 16 at the Crown ...

They may be in it for the laughs. But for serious clowns, professionalism is no laughing matter. Based in Cedar Rapids, Jacob Cowger - more commonly known as Sparkles the Clown - is celebrating his ...

Once upon a time, clowns in movies and television were kid-friendly and loveable. Well things have changed. Photo: Getty Images. Once upon a time, clowns were kid-friendly and lovable, though they ...

In light of a recent rash of "creepy clown" sightings and incidents across the country, some working clowns say the controversy is negatively affecting their business. This next story falls under the ...