News about Theodore Roosevelt

Leon Edwards (left) has broken his silence in a social media post since his UFC welterweight title defeat against Belal Muhammed (inset) in Manchester over the weekend. 'Rocky' was outclassed by Muhammad as the American dominated inside the octagon with repetitive takedowns hurting Edwards and stopping him from exerting control on proceedings.

Edith 'Edie' Ceccarelli (pictured left) died peacefully in her sleep last Thursday, according to Suzanne Picetti-Johnson, who helped with Ceccarelli's birthday celebrations for the past four years. With Ceccarelli's death, Elizabeth Francis, 114, a Texas woman who never smokes, drinks, or eats takeout, has become the oldest living American. According to the Gerontology Research Group, she was also the oldest living African American and the oldest known living person in Texas. In a cozy lounge chair propped up by pillows, the supercentenarian was captured on her birthday last December, looking absolutely radiant and elegant.

Edie Ceccarelli (pictured) turned 116 on February 5, making her the country's oldest person, the second oldest individual, and also the world's second oldest person. In Willits, Mendocino County, where hundreds of cars were driven by Edie's residential care home to wish the supercentenarian a happy birthday. In recent years, Edie has taken it upon herself to host a massive birthday bashes, enforcing the entire neighborhood to attend the festivities at local events halls or senior centers. For the past few years, her church has assumed the hosting role by arranging the parade in her honor.