Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
Pentagon: Fight against ISIS costing U.S. $11 million per day
The Pentagon on Monday said it has spent more than $5 billion to combat the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria, an average of $11 million a day, between September 2014 and the end of last month. Published December 22, 2015
Virginia halts concealed carry reciprocity with 25 states
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced Tuesday the commonwealth will no longer recognize concealed carry handgun permits form 25 states that have reciprocity agreements with the state. Published December 22, 2015
IRS can now revoke tax offenders’ passports
Under a new enforcement provision passed into law earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service can revoke passports of serious tax offenders who owe more than $50,000 to the government. Published December 22, 2015
Shots fired at Madison, Wisconsin Mall
Police are on the scene at East Towne Mall in Madison, Wisconsin after shots were fired Saturday afternoon. Published December 19, 2015
Dallas woman scares off burglar with single gunshot before police arrive
A Dallas woman says she was in the bathtub getting ready for work when a burglar came to her home. But before police arrived to the scene, she was able to scare the intruder off with just one shot of her gun. Published December 19, 2015
Katrina Pierson, Trump spox: What good is a nuclear triad if we’re afraid to use it?
A spokeswoman for GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump questioned Friday what the point of having nuclear weapons is if the U.S. is "afraid" to use them. Published December 19, 2015
Flying Spaghetti Monster followers erect holiday display at Mich. capitol
So-called Pastafarians of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster have erected a holiday display to join those of Christians, Jews and Satanists on the capitol lawn in Lansing, Michigan. Published December 19, 2015
Fla. city renames Old Dixie highway President Barack Obama highway
A Florida town has renamed Old Dixie Highway and will now call the road President Barack Obama Highway. Published December 19, 2015
Oberlin College college students offended by culturally appropriated food at dining halls
Students at a liberal Ohio college are voicing outrage over the fried chicken, sushi, General Tso's chicken and Vietnamese sandwiches served in the school cafeterias, saying the cheap knockoff dishes are "insensitive" and "culturally inappropriate." Published December 19, 2015
Chuck Hagel: Obama told Pentagon to ‘stand down’ on Damascus strikes
Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel blasted President Obama Friday in a new interview for ordering the Pentagon to stand down just as they were about to pull the trigger on a missile attack on Damascus. Published December 18, 2015
30 percent of Republicans support bombing Agrabah, fictional town of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’: poll
Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling trolled Republican voters by asking them if they would support bombing the city of Agrabah -- the fairy-tale setting of Disney's "Aladdin" -- and 30 percent said they would. Published December 18, 2015
Fire alarm at L.A. movie theater prompts evacuation during ‘Star Wars’ screenings
Hundreds of disgruntled moviegoers were forced to evacuate a Los Angeles theater Thursday night during screenings of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Published December 18, 2015
Bashar Assad not likely to face war crimes charges as world leaders broker Syria peace deal
Embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad will likely not have to face war crimes charges any time soon, despite widespread agreement that his regime committed shocking atrocities against Syrian citizens. Published December 18, 2015
Golden Hammer: Obama’s liberal agenda gets federally-funded ride through the arts
Taxpayers are forking over $27 million next year for federally funded arts projects that include a performance by a San Francisco drag queen, art installations with climate change themes and theater plays that showcase food stamps, President Obama's immigration amnesty, lesbianism and gun rights opposition. Published December 17, 2015
Pentagon planning largest Gitmo detainee transfer since 2007
The Pentagon is preparing to move 17 detainees out of the Guantanamo Bay military detention center in Cuba in the coming weeks as President Obama races to close the facility before he leaves office in 2017. Published December 17, 2015
Anacostia High School in D.C. evacuated over bomb threat
Anacostia High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon after school officials received a bomb threat, police confirmed. Published December 17, 2015
Navy SEALs accused of covering up deadly abuse of Afghan detainees
U.S. soldiers witnessed Navy SEALs and Afghan police brutally beating detainees in Afghanistan in 2012, but when they told commanding officers, the men in question were cleared of all wrongdoing in an apparent cover-up, The New York Times reported. Published December 17, 2015
Paris attackers used encrypted apps to hide their plans, officials say
Investigators of the Paris attacks now say they have found evidence that shows some of the terrorists used encrypted apps to hide their communication plotting the deadly shootings and bombings. Published December 17, 2015
Putin praises Trump: ‘Very bright and talented man,’ and ‘absolute leader’
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave GOP front-Runner Donald Trump praise on Thursday, saying the conservative firebrand was a "talented" man and an "absolute leader." Published December 17, 2015
Enrique Marquez, ex-neighbor, friend of San Bernardino shooters, arrested, facing criminal charges
The friend and former neighbor of the San Bernardino shooters who purchased two guns terrorists used in the Dec. 2 massacre, was arrested Thursday and will face federal criminal charges, authorities said. Published December 17, 2015