No, it’s not April 1, the high holy day of practical jokers, but as I write this, Mother Nature is about to play her favorite practical joke on the Northland yet again. She waits until the little kids ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A practical joker got a taste of revenge when friends turned part of his apartment into a human-sized hamster cage, complete with shredded newspaper bedding, a six-foot exercise ...

A macabre teddy bear that appeared to be made out of human skin and was found outside a Victorville gas station over the weekend turned out to be a practical joke — and the suspected practical joker ...

SOMERSET, Mass. -- A practical joker in Massachusetts has taken advantage of recent shark sightings and caused a scare with a fake fin. Police said about 50 people were drawn to a Somerset, Mass., ...

Here’s a case for the harmless, well-timed practical joke as a tiny intervention for social and emotional health—good for the target, good for the team, and (quietly) great for the joker. Why jokes ...