Francis claimed the title in February, and was also the third oldest person in the world. She died at home on Tuesday, ...

A Pennsylvania woman who recently celebrated her 114th birthday is being recognized as the oldest living person in North America — and credits her very long life to abstaining from everyday vices.

Pennsylvania resident Naomi Whitehead, 114, was recently crowned the oldest living American. Whitehead was born on Sept. 26, ...

Elizabeth Francis, who was the oldest living person in the United States ... Francis said at the time despite her age, she still felt young at heart. "I'm very, very young. Look at me, I'm ...

Naomi Whitehead of Greenville has been recognized by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest living person in the United ...

Elizabeth Francis, the oldest living person in the U.S., has died at age ... At age 114, the elderly woman told ABC Houston KTRK-TV that she still felt young. Healthy eating was the norm for ...

When Donald Trump first won the 2016 election at 70 years old, he became the oldest person to be elected U.S. president ...

In fact, some of the oldest living country legends are still actively making music ... Additionally, she readily and regularly gives back to the people of East Tennessee with various philanthropic ...

Reporting for this episode of Chronicle was done as part of a Northeastern University study abroad program to Peru. Cusco, Peru, is considered the oldest living city in the Americas. No visit to Cusco ...

In 1909, William Taft replaced Theodore Roosevelt as president of the US, women couldn't yet vote in the US, and Elizabeth Francis — who was until recently the oldest living American — was born.