Jul 05 Hopes dim as rescuers continue to search for survivors of Italian avalanche By Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Rescuers are finding body parts and equipment as they search for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche in the Italian Dolomites. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Akron declares state of emergency after police killing of unarmed Black man In our news wrap Monday, Akron, Ohio, declared a state of emergency amid protests over the police killing of Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man. Also, U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner appealed directly to President Biden for her release from… Continue watching
Jul 04 Search continues for a dozen hikers in Italian glacier avalanche, but rain hampering efforts By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Heavy rain was hampering the search in Italy for those unaccounted for — perhaps as many 15 — a day after an enormous chunk of an Alpine glacier broke off and slammed into hikers. Italian state TV said a body… Continue reading
Feb 15 How Galileo’s groundbreaking works got banned By Dr. Howard Markel Born on this day 458 years ago, Galileo refused to be silent about how the solar system worked. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 5:04 You can thank Mozart for the taste of this wine By Christopher Livesay The Italian region of Tuscany is renowned for its world-class wine. From the vine to the vat, it is a time-honored practice in which little has changed over the centuries. But as Christopher Livesay explains, there’s one small vineyard here… Continue watching
Dec 21 In the frigid Alps, local volunteers offer migrants warm hearts and comfort By John Leicester, Associated Press As Europe erects ever more fearsome barriers against migration, volunteers along the Italy-France border are working to keep migrants from being killed or maimed by cold and mountain mishaps as they cross the high Alps. Continue reading
Nov 14 Italian Coast Guard rescues 550 migrants from stormy seas By Trisha Thomas, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press One rescue began Saturday night and ended early Sunday when the 303 migrants, soaked and shivering, stepped on to the port of Roccella Jonica in the the Calabria region. Continue reading
Oct 11 Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Dozens of furnaces that remain on the lagoon island must burn around the clock, or the costly crucible inside the ovens will break. But the price for methane that powers the ovens has skyrocketed fivefold. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 6:43 As high temperatures hurt Sicily’s food production, rising sea levels threaten housing By Malcolm Brabant Climate change experts in Sicily, Italy are warning that rising sea waters are threatening some of the island's most crucial heavy industrial plants. They are also forecasting food shortages because crops are being destroyed. The island endured record temperatures this… Continue watching
Sep 16 Italy requires COVID-19 pass for all workers from Oct. 15 By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The measure underscores the government's determination that Italy will not face another lockdown even as the numbers of new virus cases creep up, mostly among the unvaccinated. Continue reading