Old age

Eleanor Holmes Norton

WHAT’S IT GOING TO BE?

D.C.’s Octogenarian Delegate (Maybe) Running for Re-Election

Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, is currently serving her 18th term.

William Vaillancourt

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Desperate Democrats Dying Off in Retirement Home Congress

The last eight lawmakers to die in office were all Democrats.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Maria Branyas became the oldest living person in the world after the death of 118-year-old Lucile Randon, a French nun, in January 2023.

SUPERCENTENARIAN

World’s Oldest Person Dies, 117, Leaves Poetic Last Message

Branyas became the oldest living person in the world after the death of 118-year-old Lucile Randon, a French nun, in January 2023.

Will Neal

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown speaks at a news conference about the 2022 murder of 96-year-old Violet Alberts.

96-Year-Old Killed in Murder-for-Hire While Making Cookies

The suspects orchestrated a fraudulent inheritance scheme, but turned to murder when the woman wouldn’t “die soon enough,” authorities say.

Amanda Yen

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HE’S DOING THE JOB

Joe Biden Is Old. Get Over It.

The oldest president ever is in better health than many presidents, and has greater medical and wellness resources than all of them.

David Rothkopf

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Why Your Grandparents Might Move to Your College Campus

Universities around the country are giving intergenerational living the college try.

Maddie Bender