The oldest living American, Alelia Murphy of New York, has died at 114

CNN — Alelia Murphy, a 114-year-old former seamstress who’d been recognized as the oldest living American, has died. Murphy, a New Yorker who was drawn to the city by the Harlem Renaissance, died Saturday, confirmed her granddaughter, Nefer Nekhet. “It is with great sadness that we share news of the …