A Japanese woman considered to be the world's longest-lived person died on Dec. 29 at 116 years old at a nursing home in the ...

Genetics, lifestyle, and luck are all thought to contribute to longevity, but we don't know for sure. Centenarians attribute ...

Tomiko Itooka, recognized as the world’s oldest living person, has passed away at the age of 116. Following her death, the title now goes to Inah Can ...

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas has made new history by becoming the world’s oldest person. At the age of 116 years, she ...

A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump's bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn ...

An Emboldened Trump Talks of Taking Greenland and Panama Canal by Force In a rambling news conference from his private Florida club, President-elect Trump refused to rule out using military force ...

Ukraine's air force says one of its F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down six missiles during a Russian aerial attack last month. Meanwhile, Moscow says its troops have inflicted a series of defeats ...

A team at the University of Calgary is making scientific advances in understanding plant adaptation, which could ultimately be used to find ways to make agricultural crops more resilient to heat ...

Police say they're still investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a burnt-out car along a forest track, despite already charging two women with murder.

Scientists consider the Lord Howe Island stick insect, often called the "tree lobster," the world’s rarest insect. It was thought extinct after black rats coming ashore from the SS Makambo in 1918 ...

The African National Congress’s Foundation Day on January 8 offers a moment to reflect on its pivotal role in ending ...