Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.

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Pope Francis, the second-oldest pope in modern history, has died at age 88, leaving behind a legacy of change in the Catholic Church.

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When police arrived, they were ... 49-year-old Longqian Chen holding a blood-covered meat cleaver. Blood was also found on the floors and walls. Officers gave several commands for the man to ...

Although he does not speak fluently and can no longer hear well, he says that his parents 'were taken away by the river' when he was seven years old ... the oldest person ever to have lived.

One small man ... they added that “[he] and his family are welcome to submit an application” on their website. The current record is held by Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, who is 116 years old.

While Marcelino preferred to chew coca leaves in his youth, his carers say these days he 'can't live without' an avocado to start the day. If he is as old as they ... world's oldest living person ...

1925 — Babe Ruth collapsed in a railroad station in Asheville, N.C. He would be hospitalized in New York and operated on 10 days later for an ulcer.

1925 — Babe Ruth collapsed in a railroad station in Asheville, N.C. He would be hospitalized in New York and operated on 10 days later for an ulcer. Copyright 2025 ...

Brophy said she and Maylea were crossing the street when a motorcyclist hit Maylea on the road. Both she and the motorcyclist died. 18-year-old JMU ... the best person I’ve ever met,” said ...