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ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) - From New York to Wisconsin to London and beyond, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has performed for millions of fans during its 146-year reign as one of the world's ...

The Greatest Showman, now in theaters, tells the unbelievable true story of circus-founder P.T. Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman). Many events from the movie are based on U.S. history from the mid-19th ...

BRIDGEPORT — The “Greatest Show on Earth” could have folded at many points in its 146-year history. But while the circus that Bridgeport’s P.T. Barnum made famous survived fires and financial ...

ELLENTON, Fla. (WJZ/AP) — After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth." The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the ...

The Barnum Museum celebrated the circus coming back to town. On Tuesday, March 24, the museum hosted the Ringling Hype Crew, a group of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performers who aim to give ...

Reporting from Ellenton, Fla. — After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told the Associated Press that ...

Goodbye to death-defying feats — daring young men and women on the flying trapeze, whip-wielding lion tamers, human cannonballs. Goodbye to the scent of peanuts and popcorn, the thrill of three rings, ...

Roll up! Roll up! PT Barnum's circus has hit the stage in Manchester - and it promises a dazzling night of laughter, tricks, acrobatics and sheer magic. Travelling back to the rugged 1800s, the tale ...