The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and celebrated in film, but also ...

Donald Cook was 9 when he survived the Hartford Circus Fire without his two younger siblings. It shaped his life.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts. P.T.

Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were donated as part of a "Live ...

ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has its first female ringmaster. Feld Entertainment Inc. is the parent company of the Florida-based circus. The company said in a ...

Sad-faced clown Emmett Kelly spoke those words in 1956, upon hearing that “The Greatest Show on Earth” was folding its mammoth tent for the last time. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ...

FAIRFAX, VA — Tickets for the upcoming performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in Fairfax are now on sale. Billed as The Greatest Show on Earth, Ringling Bros. will be bringing ...

In lengthy litigation over the treatment of performing animals, the real circus was in the courtroom. Lawyers for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey wrestled for 14 years with attorneys representing ...

AJ Anaya is leader of The Freestyle Riders, the first BMX/stunt bike troupe to join Ringling Bros. circus. The Freestyle Riders perform for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, the first ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus kick off their Grand Rapids show Friday night. “It's two hours of nonstop action,” said ...

It might be the “Greatest Show on Earth,” but animal rights activists say it’s also the cruelest. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) volunteers held a demonstration in downtown Phoenix ...