Mafia boss Benedetto “Nitto” Santapaola has died in Milan prison aged 87 after decades behind bars for murders and brutal ...

Cosa Nostra leader, who controlled most of eastern Sicily, dies while serving multiple life sentences for murder ...

Growing up as the son of an Italian immigrant in the 1990s, the word “mafia” has been in my lexicon for as long as I remember. It was unavoidable in that era. Media at the time was filled with images ...

Italian police arrested almost 150 people Tuesday in a major operation against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, areas of which remain in the grip of powerful Cosa Nostra clans. Warrants were issued ...

Two books look at the Mafia: one through the prism of an acclaimed Sicilian writer, one through a widescreen, global lens ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When you hear “Kansas City,” what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Is it the Chiefs? The barbecue? The hundreds of fountains scattered around the city? Maybe it’s all of ...

CORLEONE, Italy, April 14, 2006 — -- Deep in the hills outside Palermo, Italy, is a medieval farm town with a history written in blood. The town's name -- Corleone -- literally means "Lionheart." ...

After years of court action and complaints, trademark office in Spain rules name is counter to ‘public order and morality’ ...