Italy earthquake aftermath
Buildings lay in rubble in Amatrice, Italy, after an earthquake struck the town.
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Buildings lay in rubble in Amatrice, Italy, after an earthquake struck the town.
Rescue crews survey the damage done by a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck the town of Amatrice, Italy.
Italian residents sift through the rubble after their town was struck by a magnitude 6 earthquake.
Rescue crews assist survivors of an earthquake that struck Italy.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Italy and destroyed homes across various towns. In Amatrice, Italy, residents assess the damage to their homes.
Thousands of people across Europe have been forced to evacuate their homes because of wildfires caused by high temperatures. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss rising concerns over heat and its effects on infrastructure and food production.
Wildfires continue in Greece, Spain and Portugal and have now spread to Italy where hundreds have been forced to flee. Chris Livesay reports from Rome.
While record-setting temperatures have subsided, wildfires and Italy's worst drought in decades are still putting lives at risk.
Northwestern parts of Europe are seeing some relief today as the high temperatures shift east. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe explains how leaders are responding to the weather crisis.
"This is the climate change that we've been promised," one expert tells CBS News, and it is "here to stay."
In Italy more people are heading to food banks, while Germans are turning down the AC to prep for energy rationing.
Largely un-airconditioned London could boil over 100 degrees as wildfires char parched land in Spain, Portugal and France.
Soprano Angel Blue said she would not perform at the Verona theater after it recently staged a different opera in which performers were in blackface.
Experts fear Italian financial markets will be volatile over the coming weeks as the country wrestles with a political crisis. The president of Italy rejected the Prime Minister's resignation on Thursday. Federico Rampini, a global columnist for the "Corriere Della Sera," joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Charlie De Mar to weigh in on the controversy.
"Europe is struggling through record breaking temperatures, with Portugal and Spain reaching the triple-digits. Italy is in the midst of a severe drought that is threatening some of the country's most famous food exports. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from one Italian region that is running out of water."
The Po River Valley, which produces 40% of Italy's food like pasta and wine, is in a government state of emergency.
Italy's farmers are facing devastation because of relentless heat waves and a record drought. As Chris Livesay reports from an olive orchard where half the production has died, Italian specialty products will soon be less plentiful and more expensive.
Italy's president has rebuffed Premier Mario Draghi's offer to resign after a key ally refused to back the government in a Senate vote.
"Having spoken directly with the rescuers, I can safely say that last Saturday on Vesuvius they saved a human life," an official said.
There's been something hiding beneath the surface of one of the 20th-century Italian artist's paintings for a century.
An attempt to take a dramatic selfie at the top of Italy's Mount Vesuvius sent a tourist from Maryland sliding into the volcano's crater after his phone fell out of his hand. Officials say he was lucky he escaped with only cuts and bruises.
Sitting atop a hill overlooking Italy's capital, the American Academy plays host to a range of artists, composers, writers and scholars who gather in this distinctly Italian setting aimed at stimulating creativity and collaboration. Correspondent Seth Doane explores the history of the Academy and finds out how Rome is inspiring the mostly American fellows to foster new work and ideas.
Two more victims were found Wednesday as efforts to locate missing people continued in the aftermath of last weekend's deadly avalanche.
At least seven hikers were killed in the devastating avalanche, while eight people suffered injuries and 14 others remained missing Monday.
In January, same-day tourists will be required to make reservations and pay to visit the historic lagoon city.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week. Follow live updates here.
President Trump offered no plan for health care costs, which have been a sticking point in ending a government shutdown, and says it will end when Democrats give in.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
President Trump said in an interview with 60 Minutes that "Pakistan's been testing" nuclear weapons.
President Trump told 60 Minutes he doesn't know the Binance crypto exchange founder he pardoned. Binance has done business with the Trump family's crypto firm World Liberty Financial.
The USDA said it would provide partial food stamp benefits for November, but it's unclear exactly when participants will get those funds.
A large study from Massachusetts found that babies whose mothers had COVID-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3.
The former Prince Andrew is set to lose his final military title, as King Charles continues shunning his younger brother over historic ties to Jeffrey Epstein.