Messrs. P.T. Barnum, J.L. Hutchinson, and J.A. Bailey, proprietors of the "greatest show on earth," and James Elliott, father of all but one of the Elliott children, were arrested yesterday ...

Look for this newsletter in your inbox Monday through Friday. Today, SEC columnist Blake Toppmeyer takes over: P.T. Barnum got a new idea. This one pertains to college sports. How fitting ...

The federal sentencing for former Rep. George Santos is being held today. Santos plead guilty to felony fraud charges after he admitted fabricating key elements of his background to voters and donors.

But when P.T. Barnum entered the circus business, Forepaugh became Barnum's biggest competitor and their rivalry launched the American circus into its golden age.

This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's ...