From Octavia Spencer to Anthony Foxx, these people made our list of influencers for the first time.

The first daughters, who have largely been absent from the campaign trail this time around, are evoked often by their proud parents.

George Zimmerman resists turning over medical records. Plus: Judge reschedules hearing on Trayvon's school records.

Forget the phrase "big-boned" and focus on daily fuel goals, says the Biggest Loser winner.

In part, says Shake Your Beauty's Tia Williams, because she hates the message that the celebrity couple sends to an entire generation of young black girls.

An urban planner worries about the lack of transparency surrounding the government-approved destruction of the national symbol. 

Does every movie she's in now have to be controversial? But perhaps that's a good thing when it comes to her opportunities for serious acting.