Ronald McDonald, the fast food chain's famous mascot, hasn't been seen much since the company announced he would be taking a break from public appearances in 2016 ...

For well over half a century, McDonald’s peddled hamburgers and fries with the pleasantly hyper mascot Ronald McDonald. The red-haired clown was introduced in 1963 and became a fixture in ...

But over the years Ronald McDonald, who donned white face makeup ... when police received reports of clowns standing silently by roadsides, near laundries and trying to lure children into ...

The sightings started in South Carolina in August 2016, when police received reports of clowns standing ... McDonald's made a statement saying it is being 'thoughtful in respect to Ronald ...

For many, going to McDonald's and seeing a red-haired Ronald McDonald statue was part and parcel of the experience. The iconic fast-food mascot could sometimes be found greeting customers near the ...