The Mafia is “weaponizing” fire in the region for control and financial gain, said UC Berkeley researcher Lauren Pearson. She ...

A study by Berkeley scholar reveals that the Sicilian Mafia exploits climate change by orchestrating wildfires in southern ...

She spent months speaking to prosecutors, the police, environmental groups and locals in Sicily, where Mafia groups are active. The way mafias operate — in the shadows and with high levels of ...

Was it the first bite of pistachio granita, cool and grainy against the Sicilian heat, the golden moonlight dancing on ancient cobblestones, or the unexpected strings duo turning a quiet 17th-century ...