Authorities confirm two female mental health patients drowned when a van was swept away in rising flood waters in South Carolina. Horry County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Brooke Holden says a ...

From Renaissance art to gelato shops, here's how locals recommend exploring the Tuscan capital. Pallabazzar recommends seeing the historic center of Florence at different times of the day. In the ...

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Holly Johnson is a travel journalist who has visited more than 60 countries. A repeat visitor to Florence, Johnson curated a thorough list of the city's top to-dos, plus tips for making the most of ...

Capital of Tuscany, cradle of the Renaissance, and one of Italy’s most popular destinations, Florence needs little introduction. A World’s Best Awards Hall of Fame honoree, it consistently ranks as ...

Her nervousness was palpable and stood in stark contrast to her fully produced stage show. "I'm sorry I'm shy," Florence Welch told the crowd of NPR family and friends gathered for her Tiny Desk ...

Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of ...

My wife and I had always dreamed of living in Italy. Six years ago we finally made the move with our two young children. We rented a fourteenth-century farmhouse surrounded by olive groves and ...

On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame The title track of Everybody Scream provides a suitably striking opening ...

Florence made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Sept. 14. Since coming ashore more than 24 hours ago, Florence has wrecked havoc on the Carolinas as the hurricane-turned-tropical ...

With a Category 4 hurricane rapidly approaching and weather officials issuing a hurricane warning for more than 300 miles of coastline, more than 1 million people faced a choice Tuesday: stay home and ...