In the 14th century, there was a word whose mere pronunciation provoked terror: plague. Although it was not a pandemic ...

Björn Andrésen had no idea who “the great Luchino Visconti” was when the Palme d’Or-winning director arrived in Stockholm on ...

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE), a Belmond Train, is arguably the most famous train in the world. It has defined luxury railway travel since it began running in May 1982, the culmination of ...

Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is a major five-day holiday celebrated by many South Asian religious communities. In 2025, the main day of Diwali falls on Monday, Oct. 20, with the ...

Venice and Riverview will take the field on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

Venice High School lost to IMG Academy 27-14, marking their third loss of the season. The Venice defense held IMG to its lowest point total of the year and forced two turnovers. Despite the loss, ...

Plans to set up an “alternative pavilion” for Israel inside the historic Arsenale sidestep the issue of its continued inclusion in the storied art festival, activists said. Art Not Genocide Alliance ...

James Brown is a special correspondent for CBS News. Brown has served as host for the CBS Television Network's NFL pre-game show, "The NFL Today," and had served as play-by-play announcer for the ...

David Marriott, chairman of the board of directors at Marriott International, revealed we've been saying the name of the hotel chain wrong this whole time. Marriott was speaking during Marriott Bonvoy ...

Indeed, the hotel’s chairman David Marriott revealed the correct way to pronounce the popular chain—and it seems customers need to work on their vowel placement. This correction stunned a few people ...

I’m standing in the center of the Venice Beach Boardwalk on a stubbornly bright late afternoon in mid-September, watching a street vendor work amid smoothie and souvenir shops. He’s hawking a tangle ...