The world's oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Tomiko Itooka.

LOS ANGELES — Writer-director Jeff Baena, whose darkly comedic independent films included "The Little Hours" and who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47 ...

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.