PLATTSBURGH — The magic is in the nose, says Laura Green, also known as Pipsqueak the Clown. Green first put on the nose 20 years ago this year and has been “clowning around,” ever since.

If you were walking along a city street and saw a creepy-looking clown lurking ominously you'd probably feel scared. Several major cities across the globe were haunted by evil clowns on Wednesday, ...

Things, as always, are both vexing and boring for the recurring characters in “Clown Town.” It is the English author Mick Herron’s ninth novel to chronicle the doings of the misbegotten British secret ...