Although I'm an American, I consider myself an expert in all things Italy. I lived in Rome and Tuscany for years and have visited the country at least three dozen times. As of last year, I can also ...

For my sojourn I was lucky to stay with a friend in her grandparents’ hometown of Terrasini. Just 19 miles west of Palermo, the small seaside city doesn’t suffer from the afflictions of tourism, is ...

If you are looking for an inspired gift for a friend or relative who loves everything Italian, check out these regional "Made ...

ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday when he sought treatment at a private clinic in ...

Spaghetti and meatballs pretty much sum up the American take on southern Italian food. But the southern Italian island of Sicily is home to a cuisine that spans far beyond what we've come to know as ...

FARGO — During the two weeks we spent last month in Sicily, Italy, we were blessed to enjoy several home-cooked meals prepared for us by various members of Tony’s family. Lunch is the largest meal of ...

After years of service in the Magazine neighborhood, Avo is preparing to close its doors by the end of this month.

Italian police working with the FBI cracked down on a Palermo-area Mafia clan with ties to the U.S.-based Gambino organized crime family in New York. Authorities said that around 200 officers - ...

Minutes after Italy's powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, ...

Italian authorities said on Friday they had arrested 34 "tomb raiders" suspected of looting treasures from archaeological ...