This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Venice is a city so globally famous that even those who have never been there tend to hold opinions about it.

I often travel to Northern Italy to see my family, and have visited many great towns in the area. Instead of braving the crowds in Venice, I recommend traveling to Treviso. I also love visiting places ...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined and temporarily banned from Venice, Italy after protesters dyed the Grand Canal green over the weekend. The non-toxic dye, often used in environmental ...

Similar demonstrations took place in several Italian cities over the weekend. Climate activist Greta Thunberg was temporarily banned from Venice after the Italian city's Grand Canal was dyed green in ...

They were dyeing for attention. Climate activist Greta Thunberg and dozens of members of the radical Extinction Rebellion group earned a temporary ban from Venice after pouring dye into its iconic ...

MILAN (AP) — Venice has been charmed by a recent visitor: An acrobatic, wild dolphin. The feeling appears to be mutual — he so far refuses to leave — but proximity to humans has put him in danger. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. What Los Angeles doesn’t have in snow, it makes up for in soul. Case in point: The Venice Fest, which started as ...

For years, Claude Monet (1840–1926) resisted the siren song of Venice. When he finally made the journey, the lagoon city revitalized his painting career, his time in Italy preparing him to complete ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Two tourists were fined and ordered to leave Venice after illegally swimming in the city's canals. Swimming in the canals is prohibited for reasons of safety, public hygiene and to preserve the city's ...

The mayor of Venice on Thursday condemned a reported attack over the weekend on an American Orthodox Jewish couple by assailants who shouted “Free Palestine” as a “serious and unacceptable act.” ...

The 82nd Venice Film Festival came to a close on Saturday, with Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” taking the top award, the Golden Lion for Best Film. The drama starring Cate Blanchett, ...