The Ringling Bros. circus is closing down after more than 100 years in operation, according to a press release from Feld Entertainment, which has owned the circus for the last 50 years.

The red unit of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus opens a show, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Providence, R.I. "The Greatest Show on Earth" is about to put on its last show on earth.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big ...

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Wednesday its big top circus will resume touring five years after it was retired, and animals will no longer be part of the performance.

Once one of the richest families in America, the Ringling Brothers — Albert, Augustus, Otto, Alfred, Charles, John, and Henry — started their circus as a five-cent show in rural Iowa.

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 thr… ...

For conservationist Michelle Gadd, it is a dream come true. ... Elephant attractions were a part of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's circus for most of its 146-year history.

One of Ringling's two traveling circuses is scheduled to perform its final show Sunday in New York. The other closed this month in Providence, and with it, the end to a way of life few others have ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show’s iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, saying public concern about animals treatment led to the decision.

The dream of staring down fate and carrying on with grace. ... Ringling Bros. is not the only circus with difficulties. It’s a tough time for circuses everywhere, says Juliette Feld.

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which shut down in 2017 after a storied 146-year run of three-ring entertainment around the world, could be making a comeback ...

Jan Damm is a circus performer who plays the character Nick Nack for Ringling Brothers. In addition to his comedic presence, he also does a balancing act and performs with a robotic dog named Bailey.