As the story goes, Grigori Rasputin’s assassins poisoned the “Mad Monk,” shot him at close range, beat him and threw him into an icy river. Supposedly, his hand reached out from the depths to grasp a ...

RUSSIAN -- Russian officials opened a criminal investigation Thursday after a circus bear attacked and injured its trainer during a performance in the north of the country. Amateur video showed the ...

Ari Steeples, a third-generation bear trainer, is set to lead the Murat Shrine Circus as its ringmaster, continuing a family ...

The Bear Ladies restore a stuffed monkey that turned royal heads. The team also fix a cake topper emblematic of a circus ...