Barbie Latza Nadeau

Rome — The city of Rome is launching “The Big Chill” initiative, named after the 1983 blockbuster movie, offering free movies in air-conditioned cinemas during the heat of the day in an exceptionally hot summer.

Rome, Italy — The new trees meant to provide much-needed shade in Rome's Piazza Risorgimento were burnt to a crisp.

Rome — Italian spear fisherman and diver Giacomo De Mola couldn't believe his eyes when what he thought was an underwater rock turned

Rome — Scorching temperatures and a long, dry summer have given locals and tourists alike a rare opportunity to see the remains of

Scorching temperatures and a long, dry summer have given locals and tourists alike a rare opportunity to see the remains of a 2,000-year-old bridge that once spanned the Tiber river that weaves through the center of Rome.

(CNN) — Tilman Fertitta, the US ambassador to Italy, wants everyone to see he has a very normal kitchen. It's just a casual setup, a place where a regular person can duck in to eat some cold leftover taco meat out of a plastic tub, as he is doing right now. “I haven't eaten all day,” he confides.

Dozens of people were injured after a tornado and hail hit the northern Italian city of Cremona, causing widespread damage.

Rome — Rome's ancient Colosseum, where gladiators were once gored by wild animals to the delight of cheering crowds, has never exactly been associated with safety.

Extra police and military deployed have been deployed to the Italian capital’s historic center to combat rising crime, drug dealing, and safety threats affecting tourists.

Rome — The city of Rome has revealed for the first time the biggest Roman wall mosaic ever found, and a colorful fresco painted on a 2,000-year-old wall — the culmination of a massive 14-year restoration project.