STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders who were planning to march in the borough's cnceled Columbus Parade are being welcomed with open arms by Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Columbus Parade Committee has extended an invitation to the Saturday, Oct. 6 event to Staten Island's Italian-Americans, and anyone else, who wants to march in or observe their parade.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Groups that normally participate in Staten Island's Columbus
Parade found out just two weeks before the event it would be nixed this year -
and they're devastated. "We're heartbroken," said Luanne Sorrentino at Mrs. Rosemary's Dance Studio in New Dorp. "Heartbroken. I know the kids are going to be so sad. I had it posted on the website, we've been getting ready for our rehearsal for it."

LAS VEGAS (VN) — Giro d’Italia organizers on Wednesday unveiled what they called the “King stage” of the 2013 route. For the first time in the race’s history, the stage will finish atop the Col du Galibier to honor the late Marco Pantani.

NEW YORK - A new exhibit is allowing people in New York to view a statue of Christopher Columbus as if it were right inside their living room.Most New Yorkers can only dream of an apartment like this - spectacular views of midtown Manhattan, an iconic work of art in the living room and prime Columbus Circle location.

ROME —Italy’s supreme court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of 23 Americans in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, making it the first case to successfully challenge the contentious American program of extraordinary rendition.

A growing number of Italian adults live with their parents. A study published on Wednesday reveals that almost a third of Italian adults are living back at their family homes, the Corriere della Sera reports.

A draw. Not the best result but, playing at the home of the current holders after a three year absence from the Champions League, Juventus can not only be pleased with their 2-2 draw against Chelsea, they can take huge comfort in sending a message to those who doubt that this is a team to be taken seriously by all who face them this season.

Italy's highest criminal court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of 23 Americans in the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a Milan street as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, paving the way to possible extradition requests by Italian authorities.  

James Gandolfini has heard it all before -- complaints from Italian-Americans about being portrayed as gangsters. Those complaints recurred with every new season of The Sopranos.

NEW YORK —The 810-square-foot "living room" offers spectacular views of mid-Manhattan. Its primary - and only - work of art is an iconic 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus. But the location, 70-feet above ground level, and access via a scaffold-encased staircase may not be for the faint-hearted.