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Italian alpine rescuers say three skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the northern Italian Alps that injured another five people.
Beppe Gambetta, an Italian musician known for his mastery of both American roots music as well as the music of his native country, opens the spring series of the Music in the Gallery concerts on Friday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., in the James Arnold Mansion, owned by the Wamsutta Club, 427 County St.
The decision to nix Columbus Day from the San Francisco Unified School District calendar last month came not with a bang but a whimper in The City.
When an Italian fighter was caught by an American during World War II, his fellow soldiers would often willingly surrender. They didn't want to be soldiers. They were farmers, craftsmen and artists, said Master Sgt. Brad Staggs, public affairs officer at Camp Atterbury.
It’s a common enough story in Italy: An ancient ruin — in this case, a tract of Roman road — is discovered during the construction of a building — in this case, a McDonald’s — and puts a halt to the work until the site can be excavated.
For the first time in Italy, two gay partners have been legally recognized as fathers of two surrogate children.
A 39-years-old Italian citizen left tetraplegic and blind after a 2014 car accident has passed away on Monday in Switzerland, where he had gone to die by euthanasia. Fabiano Antoniani, a deejay known as Dj Fabo, in the last days of his life had appealed to the Italian president Sergio Mattarella and to politicians to pass an end-of-life law in Italy, where euthanasia is illegal. In his latest message, Fabiano Antoniani thanked Marco Cappato, a politician and a member of the Luca Coscioni association who accompanied him to Switzerland.
To the surprise of many, the critically loathed Suicide Squad took home an Oscar of the evening Sunday night, winning best makeup and hairstyling. The award went to Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson—all of whom were nominated for the first time.
Left-wing rebels who quit Italy’s ruling party over clashes with former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi have formed a new political party — the Progressive and Democratic Movement (DP).
Fashion consultants Francesco Alagna and Antonio Romano already had day jobs when they decided to launch their own collaboration in 2009. Alagna was working in the sales division at Zagliani while Romano was developing a special project with the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana—the Milanese equivalent of the Fédération française de la couture—so they squeezed in meetings where they could.