The oldest person in America turns 116 next week, and everyone is invited to her birthday party.  Her name is Edie Ceccarelli.  Her hometown of Willits, California is doing a parade past her house, and anyone can be in it. She’s the second-oldest person in the world.  A lady in Spain is set to turn 117 on March 4th………….. Royal Caribbean’s new “Icon of the Seas” cruise ship is now the largest in the world at 1,198 feet long.  And it’s got a special crew member: A six-month-old golden retriever named Rover is “Chief Dog Officer“.  Her job is to “bring joy and happiness to her fellow crew and guests.” …………And finally…………… 

Arizona woman Joely Sanders recently tried to donate a kidney to her brother Frank.  Unfortunately, she wasn’t a match, but it made her realize what a big impact one of her healthy kidneys could make on someone’s life.  So she decided to donate it to whoever WAS a match. That person ended up being a guy in Chicago named Tony Gonzalez.  And it turned out Tony’s wife Tracey was a match for FRANK, so she decided to donate too, and both men got the new kidneys they needed.  The families just got to meet for the first time on a very emotional video chat.