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25 delicious Italian dishes you might not know

It's not news that Italy is home to some of the best food in the world, but what might not be so well known is that Italian food is highly regional.

Opinion: Who but Tom Cruise's 'Maverick' could unite this deeply fractured country?

The op-ed below contains mild spoilers for "Top Gun: Maverick."

Golden State Warriors reach sixth NBA Finals in eight years

The Golden State Warriors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the past eight seasons, a feat only three previous teams have ever achieved.

In the three days since the shocking Texas elementary school massacre, investigators are still working to piece together a timeline

What we know | Photos | Cobertura en Español

US and Taiwan could begin talks on closer economic ties 'in a few weeks'

Taiwan and the United States could begin talks to deepen trade and economic ties "in a few weeks," two senior Taiwanese government officials told CNN on Friday.

Opinion: Beneath Liotta's intense blue-eyed stare

The unexpected death of Ray Liotta, at 67, while filming in the Dominican Republic set off more than the customary shockwaves over social media. People spoke of Liotta as though they lost somebody they knew intimately from their old neighborhoods or school days.

The 'worst' drivers in Europe revealed

Planning on a European vacation this summer? Look out for aggressive, dangerous and drunk drivers -- at least, according to the Europeans.

At least 4 dead and 2 injured in Pennsylvania house explosion

At least four people were killed and two others were injured Thursday night after a house exploded in a borough near Philadelphia, officials said.

Man dies in Brazilian police custody after being restrained in car filled with unknown gas

Protests were held in the Brazilian city of Umbauba on Thursday following the death of a man in police custody.

Leading experts accuse Russia of inciting genocide in Ukraine and intending to 'destroy' Ukrainian people

Russia's actions in Ukraine provide enough evidence to conclude that Moscow is inciting genocide and committing atrocities intended to destroy the Ukrainian people, according to the first independent report into allegations of genocide in that country.

Zelensky: Russian action in Donbas is 'obvious policy of genocide'

Parole recommended for Manson family member Patricia Krenwinkel

A parole board in California recommended that Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer in the notorious 1969 killing spree, should be released, officials said Thursday.

Geetanjali Shree becomes first Indian author to win International Booker prize

Indian author Geetanjali Shree has won the International Booker Prize -- making her the first writer from the South Asian nation to claim the prestigious literary award.

Ukrainian military acknowledges modest loss of territory in Donetsk region

The US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states as of Wednesday, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a news briefing on Thursday.

Biden: The President and first lady will visit Uvalde on Sunday

At the scene: Student's father pleaded with officers to give him a gun and vest so he could enter school

Texas newspaper editor: 'Urgent questions' about Uvalde massacre have not been answered

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Vietnam keeps its death sentences quiet. Rights groups say it's one of the world's biggest executioners

For months, Mai Linh prayed.

Republicans at today's NRA convention undercut their disingenuous accusation

• GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill after multiple mass shootings • Here's what Biden has done on guns and what advocacy groups say he can still do without Congress

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea for first time since 2006

Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea in a vote the US ambassador to the UN called dangerous, disappointing and likely to fuel Pyongyang's program to develop nuclear-capable missile systems.