This Week in America with Ric Bratton

As 2013 comes to a close it's once again time to look back on the year that was through Yahoo's! most popular web searches of 2013. The Yahoo! Annual Year in Review highlights the stories, searches and trends based on what millions of us worldwide searched for, read and shared. Carolyn Clark is Yahoo! Web Trend Analyst. yearinreview.yahoo.com

Nora Gallagher is the bestselling author of "Things Seen and Unseen" and "Practicing Resurrection and Changing Light" a New York Time's "Editors Choice". Her new book is "Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic", Nora's honest portrait of illness and the way it changes life and faith. www.noragallagher.net

Sheila Kemper Dietrich is the Founder and CEO of Livliga. The company was conceived out of the personal need for a solution to our supersized world surrounding eating. Sheila assembled a team of experts with a combined 70 years of experience to create a suite of affordable tableware that will contribute to solving the obesity epidemic. She is also the driving force behind Kidliga, a right-sized di...

Irene Chain-Kalinowski is a registered nurse and registered midwife with a post-graduate degree in health sciences. She has served as a midwife on three continents and over 34 years has delivered more than 2000 babies. She's the author of "My Body My Baby: Take Charge of Your Childbirth Experience and Celebrate It". www.facebook.com/MyBodyMyBaby

She knew he was different as a child. She knew he was different as a teen. In fact, Gloria Parker says she knew her son was born in the wrong body long before he did. Gloria is a playwright, actress, screenwriter and author of "Meeting Robyn" an autobiographical account of her raising her transgendered son. Her struggle with his decision to stop living as Robert and move into life as Robyn. www.gl...

Julia Schopick is a best-selling author and dynamic speaker who presents before patients, parenting groups and innovative doctors who want to become informed and empowered to make the best health choices for themselves, their patients and loved ones. Creator of the award-winning blog, HonestMedicine.com, Julia's writings on health and medical topics have been featured in American Medical News (AMA...

Believe it or not, Ripley Entertainment is the #1 small tourist attraction company in the world. Ripley's Vice President of Exhibits and Archives is Edward Meyer. He is also editor of the newest edition of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Dare to Look". A brand new collection with hundreds of color photos and thousands of true yet unbelievable facts and stories. New this year is OddScan which allows r...

Jeff Schmitt is an enthusiastic advocate for indigenous healing and wisdom traditions. As both a noted scientist and practitioner of Peruvian Folk medicine, he seeks to build bridges of understanding. Jeff is Chairperson of The Heart of the Healer and Director of Research for the Center for Integrative Medicine at Wake Forest. www.heartofthehealer.com

Douglas Goodell enjoys sharing his lifelong interest in wildlife and bird photography. The author of "Nature's Paradise: Costa Rica", a stunning photographic presentation that highlights the great beauty and diversity of this small country. He speaks and teaches on nature photography and digital techniques. His photos have been exhibited in galleries and festivals throughout the US. www.goodellpho...