deaths Freak hailstorm in Italy causes river of ice to roar down the main boulevard, injuring 100 Mark Frauenfelder

italy TikToker calls out and publicly shames pickpockets in Venice, Italy Mark Frauenfelder

crime Italian judge rules sexual assaults that last less than 10 seconds are not crimes Rob Beschizza

politics Famously corrupt Italian Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi dead at 86 Rob Beschizza

italy An old Italian tradition of conjuring fictional streets helps homeless people today Ruben Bolling

italy Ordinary cyclist cheered on after accidentally taking active Giro d'Italia race route Rusty Blazenhoff

active volcanos Mount Etna has its first major eruption in 30 years, and footage is spectacular (video) Carla Sinclair

fascism Today is Liberation Day in Italy Ruben Bolling

Food Birthplace of pizza puts the kibosh on Domino's David Pescovitz

italy An Italian town is paying people more than $30k to move in Devin Nealy

politics Far right wins Italian election for first time since World War II; next Prime Minister promises she isn't a fascist anymore Rob Beschizza

italy There is a beautiful antique doll Hospital in Rome Popkin

History Cheese, Worms and Angels: Menocchio the Heretic A.E. Gómez

music Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome Lee Keeler

photography Spectacular images of Italian town unintentionally shaped like a person David Pescovitz

italy Barefoot string quartet—floating on a giant violin—performs Vivaldi in Venice Rusty Blazenhoff

italy Jerk snatches winning game ticket from old lady Kevin Reome

travel 41 tourists who stole sand from Sardinian beaches were fined up to $3,600 each Mark Frauenfelder

archaeology Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old marble head of Augustus Caesar Jess Sabine

crime Italian man skipped work while collecting paycheck for 15 years Rob Beschizza