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Mel Brooks speaks at a screening of "Spaceballs" in 2024. He will turn 100 in 2026. Dick Van Dyke is kicking his heels about turning 100 in December. Mel Brooks, 99, has a "Spaceballs" sequel coming ...

Who wants to live to 100? Not a lot of us, as it turns out. America’s century club is getting larger, and reaching 100 is a realistic goal for a growing population of retirees. Longer life is a reward ...

Do I want to live to be 100? Do you? I thought I did. I mean, why not? I envisioned a relaxing old age of books, movies, great-grandchildren, gossiping with the other elderly folks. The longer we can ...

Ask most people if they want to live to be 100 and the response is likely to be “Sure!” followed by “Wait a sec . . .” Questions suddenly abound: Am I going to be healthy? Am I going to be lonely?

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In the next 30 years, the centenarian population is set to quadruple, ...

Just .027 percent of the U.S. population is made up of centenarians, according to the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University. It's a rare group, indeed, but one that is growing. Just 50 ...