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 ...

Maybe you didn't notice the arrival of the clowns. That was back in 2016, a year that — now safely behind us — can be characterized by its burbling undercurrent of hysteria. We can be forgiven, then, ...

LAGRANGE, Ga. — Don’t be fooled by the curly wig, the wide smile or the oversized shoes. Clowns are on the loose in at least one Georgia city. And authorities say they are spreading fear, not cheer.

Who doesn’t like doughnuts? April Warnecke, for one — at least not when they are delivered by a scary clown while she is on the air. Warnecke is a meteorologist for "Good Morning Arizona" on Channel 3 ...

Maybe you didn't notice the arrival of the clowns. At first it was just a clown or two here and there, a few bizarre local news headlines, scattered jokes on Twitter. And then, seemingly overnight, ...