Sgt. William Cantrell stood beside Italians dancing in Piazza Marconi to celebrate the 80th anniversary of their town being liberated. And then, he was part of it. “I was on the side and this little old lady just took my hand,” said Cantrell, a Tennessee-born paratrooper from the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion. “I couldn’t say no.” His command tea...
President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigrating the explorer’s legacy as he pressed his campaign to restore what he argues are traditional American icons. Democrat Joe Biden was the first president...
An Italian pope? It's been since 1978 Rome is preparing to host a conclave with three major problems Pope Francis’ love for Italy April 25th, Italy's Liberation Day: thanks to the American soldiers who made a huge contribution to our liberation How three Italian teens turned speed bumps into clean hydrogen energy Video game industry in Italy sees...
Sicily is experiencing an unusually rainy winter and spring, but despite the heavy rainfall, citizens and farmers are still concerned about the island’s water reserves for the upcoming summer. While short-term drought risks seem to be averted, the long-term situation remains uncertain. Scientists warn that Sicily is warming at a rate 20% higher tha...
Ferrovie dello Stato, Italy's national railway company, is aiming to expand its high-speed rail services in the U.S., a country traditionally resistant to fast trains. The U.S. has long relied on air travel for connecting major cities due to its vast distances, with road traffic primarily focused on freight. However, Italy’s railway company is expl...
Married in 1929, John and Angela Viviano’s wedding photo rests regally above the register of the shop they opened on The Hill. “My grandfather came over from Sicily, the town of Terrasini, and opened here in 1950,” said third-generation store owner John Viviano. Seventy-five years later, his grandson and store owner John Viviano says family, food a...
We are eager to present the 2024 Remodeling of the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco. The Remodeling was aimed at restructuring some elements of the beautiful 1920 building that is owned by the Italian Republic and hosts the Consulate General since 1952. The concept is also focused on promoting the talent, the creativeness of our Country,...
Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had clashed with the pope on those issues, sat with the rows of foreign dign...
Italian volleyball is on top of the world. At the peak of this success is Conegliano, a small town in Veneto with only 35,000 inhabitants. The Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano has claimed the Italian women's volleyball Serie A championship, securing their eighth Scudetto, the seventh consecutive one. This is an extraordinary achievement that highlight...
Video games in Italy have a turnover of 2.4 billion euros. This is what emerges from the latest annual report on gaming in Italy. These are very significant and important numbers, providing positive signals about the gaming sector's performance in Italy, not only regarding hardware and software. Indeed, the number of national video game companies i...
I’m attending an Italian dinner in honor of Tony Bennett where the fellow guests include the likes of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Could this be a red sauce-soaked fever dream? Did I overdo the Sambuca? No, this was all real. Or as Mr. Bennett would sing, I’m living “The Good Life.” The event, hosted at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on Manha...
Naples has grown ever more popular as a tourist destination in recent years. But after several days of the city’s glorious chaos — and, admittedly, the best pizza on earth — heading out of town into the surrounding countryside to visit some of the great wineries of Campania might come as a needed break. You can even venture further east to sunny Pu...