MILAN (AP) — Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy claimed her second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday, winning the women’s speedskating 5,000 meters by an incredibly narrow margin to the delight of the home crowd.

Italy forward Kayla Tutino has rallied one of the largest and loudest fan contingents at the Winter Olympics, with nearly 50 relatives and friends supporting her underdog women's ice hockey team as it secured a berth in the quarter-finals.

Anti-Olympic protesters marched peacefully through Milan on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, marching arm-in-arm, singing and dancing. But when night fell, the demonstration turned violent as some

MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site,

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned recent anti-Olympics protests in Milan and alleged sabotage of train infrastructure, calling those responsible "enemies of Italy and Italians."

Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks, highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold there.

Mention of Italy may bring to mind thoughts of pizza and spaghetti with marinara, but the food of northern Italy and the Games’ host cities, Milan and Cortina, is not that.

An ICE unit from the US Department of Homeland Security is playing a role providing security at the Winter Games. At past Olympics, their involvement would have been unremarkable. But after the violence in Minneapolis,

In Milan, the hub of the Winter Games, the atmosphere seems subdued, while the small towns hosting mountain events are seeing enthusiastic crowds.