LAGO DI TESERO, ITALY — Before he became the most famous dog at the Olympics, Nazgul was not known as an escape artist. Still, his owners, Enrico and Alice Varesco, were not taking chances when they ...

Twenty-six-year-old Amber Glenn is proudly a part of the iconic Team USA “Blade Angels” trio with Alysa Liu and Isabeau ...

Luca Eze, who plays the bagpipes, says he started his career on the zampogna, a type of instrument common in central and ...

An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.

Sbadiglio means “yawn” in Italian. From medieval roots to everyday expressions, the word explains sleepiness, boredom and a contagious habit!

With 13 medals through the first five days – surpassing their total at Turin 2006 – the Italians are the surprise stars of these Games. What’s different this time? From Milan to Cortina and beyond, ...

A record 13 skiers, climbers, and hikers have died in the Italian mountains over the past week, rescuers have confirmed. Ten of those fatalities were attributed to avalanches, triggered by an ...

Like a proud parent, young Alessandro Barbieri searched his phone, eager to show off his pride and joy. “So many snowboard ...

You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! A masked gang of armed thieves Monday blew up an armored van full of cash in the middle of an Italian highway in a daring daylight raid reminiscent ...

Masked robbers armed with AK-47s blew up an armoured van on a motorway during a dramatic heist in Italy. Around half a dozen men, wearing balaclavas and either all-black outfits or white overalls, ...

Growing up near Boston, elements of Italian-American culture were threaded through much of Liz Fitzgerald’s life. Every Christmas Eve, her uncle would visit her family’s home to celebrate the Feast of ...