Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke with his tradition of dressing up for Halloween this year, the first Halloween since international media published photos of Trudeau in various states of “brownface” and blackface.
Nov. 1 (UPI) — A shooting at a Halloween party in the San Francisco Bay Area killed four people late Thursday, authorities said.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg took to Twitter on Halloween to mock her detractors by posing as herself – saying she terrifies her critics.
A seven-year-old girl is reported in critical condition after being shot while trick-or-treating on Chicago’s West Side.
Michigan State University has been displaying costume sensitivity flyers in dormitory hallways in order to caution students about how their Halloween costumes may be perceived by others.
A storm that made many areas of the Midwest feel more like winter than fall shattered a 96-year-old winter weather record in Chicago.
One of Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) presidential campaign staffers is taking Halloween to an entirely new level when it comes to political rivals.
The South China Morning Post on Thursday offered the interesting observation that while Halloween is an enormously popular affair in China, some local officials are denouncing or outright banning masks, costumes, and makeup as a threat to “social stability.”
A presenter at a workshop hosted by Maryville University made the case that “cultural appropriation” on Halloween amounts to “cultural genocide.”
The editorial board at the University of Florida published a column this last week that cautioned students against wearing “problematic” Halloween costumes.
Dickinson College officials created a set of Halloween costume guidelines that are designed to stop students from engaging in “cultural appropriation.”
A recent poll revealed that over half of college students want to see their peers punished for wearing “offensive” Halloween costumes. The number is even higher at Ivy League and California State schools.
First Lady Melania Trump was inspired by the American military as she and Second Lady Karen Pence visited troops at Joint Base Charleston.
Hong Kong protesters are putting together a “Halloween masquerade” for Thursday, complete with downloadable templates for masks.
A Rutgers University professor recently published a column in the Philadelphia Inquirer that makes the case that certain Halloween costumes, like the “Sexy Mr. Rogers” costume, reinforce “gender norms.”
The president playfully put a White House candy bar on the Minion’s head and the first lady did the same.
A parent found what is suspected to be a bag of heroin in their child’s Halloween candy haul after attending a Trunk or Treat event at a New Jersey community center, police said Saturday.
First Lady Melania Trump greeted trick-or-treaters at the White House on Monday in a 1970s-inspired patchwork trench coat that featured all the colors of the autumn season.
The event is scheduled to begin at 5:45 PM EDT.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a creepy image of the sun to celebrate Halloween this year.
Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond reportedly pulled all of its black jack-o’-lanterns from its stores after receiving a complaint stating that the lanterns were a form of blackface.
A policy buried in the Furman University handbook claims that students can be punished for wearing offensive Halloween costumes.
A mother went viral after she encouraged parents with autistic children to carry blue trick-or-treat buckets for autism awareness at Halloween.
Police officers in one Pennsylvania town are warning parents about THC-laced candy ahead of the Halloween holiday after seizing packages of Nerds Rope edibles containing THC.
Snickers said it will give away 1 million candy bars if the company is able to change the date of Halloween to the last Saturday in October.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s request to delay the official Brexit date for a second time — already set years after the Brexit referendum — has been granted by the European Union, pushing the British departure from the bloc back to October 31st.
An Ave Maria University football player has been arrested and charged with pointing a gun at a teammate’s head, according to police.
An Ohio father is facing criminal charges after police ruled out Halloween candy as the source of his five-year-old son’s methamphetamine poisoning.
An urban legend came to life this Halloween, when two Aloha, Oregon parents were sickened by trick-or-treat candy laced with methamphetamine.
French police officers in Essone were attacked by several masked youths and were sprayed with acid on Haloween, as gangs wreaked havoc across France following a call to riot posted on social media.
Al Roker says he isn’t apologizing for dressing up for Halloween as a white character after criticizing Megyn Kelly’s defense of blackface.
A teenaged girl and her five-year-old brother were caught in the crossfire between gang members shooting at each other as the kids were out trick-or-treating in Philadelphia on Halloween evening, a report says.
A suspect in a “scream mask” is on the loose after shooting two people in gun-controlled New York City overnight.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) posted an image of one of the Zodiac Killer’s ciphered letters to Twitter to celebrate Halloween, A play on the long-running meme that he is the killer that has evaded justice for almost 50 years.
The author of a social media post calling for people in the heavily-migrant populated Paris suburbs to riot and “purge” police, has been arrested with French officials remaining on alert.
Alyssa Milano urged her fans to politicize Halloween by using evening for door-knocking, telemarketing, and fundraising for Democrats.
A Georgia county sheriff is taking the extra step to make Haloween safer this year by placing “No Trick-or-Treat” signs in the front yards of registered sex offenders.
A county sheriff’s office in Georgia is placing signs on the doors of sex offenders’ homes telling prospective trick-or-treaters to stay away.
Police are investigating after a five-year-old boy in Ohio was exposed to methamphetamine Sunday night, and the boy’s parents say the Halloween candy may be to blame.
London Police have warned of dangerous motorbike and quad bike gangs setting off on huge Halloween “ride outs” to terrorise the capital’s population.
