PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Seven of the eight hair-hanging circus acrobats who fell to the floor during a "human chandelier" stunt in the U.S. last month have hired a law firm to represent ...

May 5, 2014— -- It takes thick skin – and a strong scalp – to be a professional hair-hanger in the circus. Their twirling bodies dangle 35 feet in the air, secured to the ceiling by no ...

BOSTON (AP) — Four circus acrobats injured during a hair-hanging stunt are expected to speak about the accident that sent them plummeting to the ground during a live performance in Rhode Island.

May 4, 2014— -- A group of acrobats fell in the middle of a circus performance in Providence, R.I., today when the apparatus suspending them suddenly collapsed, shocking audience members.

A group of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey performers plummeted 25 to 40 feet in a “larger-than-life” circus act, causing critical injury.