POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...

Marian Price remembers taking her children and grandchildren to the circus and letting them ride the elephants. She never thought twice about it. But when the self-professed animal lover was shown ...

SIOUX CITY — The Abu Bekr Shrine Circus is coming back to town Wednesday for the 72nd time, with some beloved three-ring circus animals like elephants and horses. But have you ever seen trained llamas ...

Riddle: What do Ringling Brothers and the taxpayers of Martin County, Fla., have in common? Answer: Both were victimized in court by lawyer-led activist groups, both lawsuits were declared frivolous ...