There was some BIG news this week -- literally -- as a circus elephant escaped from her pen and roamed the streets of a Montana city. The escape has garnered mixed reactions. While some said it was ...

What should I know? A circus that features elephants will perform five shows in Raleigh this weekend. What should I share with family and friends? Some North Carolina cities, including Chapel Hill, ...

BOSTON (AP) — The use of elephants, lions, giraffes and other animals in traveling acts like circuses is now banned in Massachusetts after Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a bill prohibiting the ...

An elephant escaped the confines of a traveling circus and roamed the streets of Butte, Montana, on Tuesday before it was recaptured without incident, NBC Montana reported. Sheriff Ed Lester of the ...

An elephant got loose on Tuesday in Butte, Montana after escaping a traveling circus. The animal, reportedly named Viola, left the Jordan World Circus, which was set up at the Butte Civic Center, and ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed a bill making Washington the twelfth state in the country to restrict the use of animals in traveling circuses, exhibits and other shows. Washington State ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Elephants performed for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, as the show closed its own chapter on a controversial practice that has ...

"Water for Elephants" is a larger-than-life Broadway musical with the heart-stopping world of the circus on stage. Here's ...

The N&O Summer Desk is a pop-up initiative to help navigate the season. Whether you’re heading to the beach, mountains or backyard, the Summer Desk is here to guide you. Share your story ideas with us ...

FILE - Asian elephants perform for the final time in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, May 1, 2016, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File) BOSTON (AP) — The use of elephants, ...