The woman believed to be the oldest living nun resides on Long Island, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella turned 112 on Easter Sunday. At the age of 17, ...

Hester McCardell Ford, recognized as the oldest living person in the United States and among the oldest in the world, died in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend, her family said. She was at least 115 ...

A story in Wednesday’s Local section about 117-year-old Andrew Hatch incorrectly reported Robert Young’s title. He is director of the Gerontology Research Group’s Supercentenarian Research and ...

Naomi Whitehead, 114, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, has been recognized by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest living person in the United States. The supercentenarian was born Naomi ...