Italy expands controversial program to take kids from mafia families
Italy is expanding a program aimed at preventing "children being taught to shoot at eight years old" by the mafia families they're born into.
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90% of some of the world's wine regions could disappear, study finds
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse.
New technology allows archaeologists to use particle physics to explore the past
What seems like science fiction is also being used to peer inside the pyramids in Egypt, chambers beneath volcanoes, and even treat cancer.
U.S. friends back on trial in fatal stabbing of Rome police officer
Americans Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth are back on trial over the slaying of an Italian police officer during a botched drug sting.
Details on Pope Francis' hospitalization
Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after a brief hospital visit in Rome for what the Vatican called "some diagnostic tests." The 87-year-old has been battling flu symptoms for the past week. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Mafia boss caught year after escaping maximum security prison with sheets
Marco Raduano, one of Europe's most wanted criminals, was detained in Corsica, while his "right-hand man" was captured in Spain, authorities said.
Mikaela Shiffrin hospitalized after crash on 2026 Olympics course
Mikaela Shiffrin, who has a record 95 World Cup wins, was helped off the course with her left boot raised off the snow.
Ancient letter written by Roman emperor leads to "monumental" discovery
The expedition's lead archaeologist announced the find at the Archaeological Institute of America's annual meeting.
Carrefour pulls Doritos and other PepsiCo products from shelves
The global supermarket chain will stop selling popular items like Doritos, Quaker Oats, Lipton tea and Pepsi soda in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy.
Parents and uncle convicted of "honor killing" Pakistani teen in Italy
A court in Italy convicted a couple of murdering their 18-year-old daughter, Saman Abbas, after she refused to marry a cousin in her family's homeland of Pakistan.
Musk joining U.K., Italy leaders at conservative political festival in Rome
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk will join Britain's leader at a conservative political festival in Rome hosted by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The Dish: Katie Parla
We head to Italy to to meet best-selling author and food journalist Katie Parla. Parla, a native of New Jersey, which she refers to as Italy's unofficial 21st region, recently released "Food of the Italian Islands," which focuses on the cuisines of coastal Italy. Parla takes Dana Jacobson on a culintary tour of Venice.
Italian city of Bologna braces for collapse of leaning Garisenda Tower
The city of Bologna is building a protective fence around the iconic Garisenda Tower in case it collapses.
Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts again
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, erupted yet again this week, spewing ash and lava down its slopes in Sicily. Etna has erupted multiple times in recent years.
Far-right anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections
Geert Wilders won on a platform that included a call for an EU membership referendum, a halt to accepting asylum-seekers and the "de-Islamization" of the Netherlands.
3,000 ancient coins, gems unearthed at Italy's "Pompeii of the north"
Italian culture officials have described the ancient Roman city of Claterna as a "Pompeii of the north" amid ongoing excavation efforts.
More than 200 sentenced in Italy mafia trial
In Italy, more than 200 defendants have been sentenced in one of the country's biggest mafia trials after members of the major organized crime syndicate 'Ndrangheta were convicted of crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Rome.
Italy sentences 207 mafia defendants to a combined 2,100 years in prison
Anti-mafia prosecutors say the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate has quietly massed power in Italy and abroad, obtaining a virtual monopoly on cocaine importation in Europe.
The flatbread central to culinary life in Sardinia
In Italy, pane carasau (a crunchy flatbread whose origins are said to date back to the Bronze Age) traditionally accompanies other Sardinian staples, from pecorino cheese to the red wine cannonau - and pretty much any dish. Correspondent Seth Doane checks out how this bread - a popular Sardinian "celebrity" - is made and enjoyed.
Escaped circus lion captured after prowling streets: "Very tense"
Extraordinary videos showed the fully-grown lion with a shaggy mane walking through dark and deserted residential streets, padding past parked cars.
Honoring America's war dead far from home
100 years ago the American Battle Monuments Commission was created to honor fallen and missing service members overseas, with the promise that "Time will not dim the glory of their deeds."
More than 30,000 ancient coins found
Between 30,000 and 50,000 coins dating from the 4th century were found off the coast of Sardinia, Italy's culture ministry says.
Over 30,000 ancient coins found underwater in "exceptional" condition
Italy's culture ministry posted images and video of "one of the most important coin discoveries" in recent years.
Record-breaking Storm Ciarán kills 5 in Italy: "A wave of water bombs"
Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and pushing cars down flooded roads.
Archaeologists find wealthy family's treasures in 2,600-year-old tomb
Excavators discovered a trove of artifacts, including traditionally ancient Greek and Roman vases and a bronze cauldron, in the Etruscan tomb discovered at the Osteria Necropolis in Vulci.
Legal experts see a dangerous precedent in crackdown on Charlie Kirk criticism
Trump administration figures have vowed to pursue anyone who mocks or celebrates Kirk's death, alarming First Amendment advocates.
CDC's vaccine advisory panel votes on measles shot
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Thursday to discuss and vote on the hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccines for children.
Trump says Putin has "really let me down" as he wraps up U.K. visit
Trump's visit to Britain moved from royal spectacle to politics on day 2, as he and the U.K.'s Keir Starmer discussed the Gaza and Ukraine wars and other issues.
Judge blocks deportation of Guatemalan kids, saying justification "crumbled"
Judge Timothy Kelly wrote that the administration's argument that it was trying to reunite a group of Guatemalan kids with family members "crumbled like a house of cards."
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to fire Fed's Lisa Cook
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow President Trump to fire Lisa Cook from her position on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Rising grocery prices could lead to shrinkflation, food industry analyst says
Overall grocery prices in August 2025 rose 2.7% compared to one year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index.
Texas A&M president resigning following political backlash over classroom video
In a video that captures the encounter, a student confronts a professor over class curriculum surrounding gender identity.
Trump says TV networks covering him negatively should "maybe" have their licenses revoked
On Thursday, ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC chairman hinted at action against ABC over comments the comedian had made about the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing.
New York officials among dozens arrested at anti-ICE demonstration
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 71 people, including two state senators and nine state Assembly members, were arrested.