So THAT`S why a kid`s dream is to run away with the circus. Who wouldn`t want to hang around with acrobats, jugglers, animal trainers and clowns? Especially if they`re as talented and engaging as ...

The Great American Circus has been cited for neglecting its animals for almost two years and was fined by federal officials in early January – just weeks before one of its elephants went on a rampage ...

Everyone loves a circus, but John Goodall is wild about them. He plans to attend ”at least a dozen” performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Rosemont Horizon and Chicago ...

“Remember kids, don’t try this at home,” the circus ringmaster usually warns when a performer juggles flaming torches or is shot out of a cannon. But members of The Circus Kingdom said the only death ...

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