The legislation, which funds federal aviation programs for the next five years, cements new passenger protections, adds new routes and lets the T.S.A. continue to expand facial recognition programs. Here’s what you need to know.

From cooking with a Michelin-star chef to taking a chauffeured shopping spree in Singapore, hotels and resorts are offering ever-more-lavish activities for guests.

When tomatoes first arrived in Europe 500 years ago, they were considered dangerous. Then in Naples they gave rise to pasta al pomodoro.

The dish, in all its many forms, has become synonymous with Italy’s culture.

Each region could well argue for its own, but one may have the strongest case.

The languorous feast isn’t the mainstay of the country’s culture that it once was. We talked to five creative people keeping this beloved tradition alive.