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Rick Riordan, author of <em>Percy Jackson and The Olympians.</em>

Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan rips complaints about casting the TV series

Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and The Olympians series, has issued a forceful response to criticisms of the decision to hire a person of color, Leah Jeffries, to play Annabeth Chase on TV.

In Tacloban, the Philippines, graffiti on the side of a grounded ship sends a message out to the world.

Typhoon Haiyan's Exact Death Toll May Never Be Known

veThe storm struck on Nov. 8 and some remote islands have yet to be reached. It's been difficult to get help to some survivors and to account for the dead. As of Tuesday, the official death toll stood at nearly 4,000. Among them were at least 5 Americans.

Ventura is seen at the federal building in St. Paul, Minn., on July 8, which was the first day of jury selection in his defamation lawsuit.

Jury Awards Former Gov. Ventura Nearly $2 Million In Defamation Case

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said his reputation had been damaged by an account of a fight in a book. In a split verdict, a federal jury agreed with him.

State Integrity Investigation Sheds Discouraging Light on Tri States

The Center for Public Integrity has released the results of what it calls, “a data-driven assessment of state laws and practices that are meant to deter…

When it carried out a tense prisoner exchange in May, the Pentagon misused nearly $1 million, the Government Accountability Office says. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was taken out of captivity in Afghanistan, as seen in this image from video obtained from the Voice Of Jihad Website.

U.S. Prisoner Swap For Bergdahl Broke The Law, GAO Says

The Pentagon didn't give enough notice to Congress and misused nearly $1 million when it swapped Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders, the Government Accountability Office says.

Numbers Dropping for African-American Students on Illinois Campuses

Cortlon Cofield said Thursday nights were always special during his freshman year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. That’s because Thursdays…

O'Donnell: Office Building and Barge Not Options for Keokuk City Hall

City Administrator Cole O’Donnell said Keokuk will ramp up discussions about the future of City Hall as soon as it receives the financial settlement from…

The U.S. rate of gun homicides and other crimes fell after 1993, according to two studies released Tuesday. But a survey showed that only 12 percent of Americans said they felt gun homicides had fallen.

Rate Of U.S. Gun Violence Has Fallen Since 1993, Study Says

The United States has seen a drop in the rate of homicides and other violence involving guns in the past 20 years, according to a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday.

Yes, soap is good. It helps dislodge those microbes. But some experts say: Wet your hands first, then add soap.

How To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands

A recent study gives thumbs up to the World Health Organization's 6-step plan. The problem is that lots of people — including health workers — fail to scrub.

Classic cars of all makes and models drive the 16-mile stretch along Woodward Avenue during the annual Dream Cruise in 2009 in Ferndale, Mich. During the annual event, the glory days of car culture return, if only for a day.

Cars In America: Is The Love Story Over?

America once had a love affair with the automobile. But a new study shows just how much air has been let out of those tires, and the millennial generation seems to be ambivalent toward owning cars or even acquiring driver's licenses.

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