Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
Qatari prince, hunters kidnapped by gunmen in Iraqi desert
Armed gunmen kidnapped 26 Qatari huntsmen, including a member of the royal family, in the Iraqi desert, a senior Iraqi security official said Wednesday. Published December 16, 2015
UT Arlington students told shelter in place when man carrying tripod causes gun scare
University of Texas at Arlington officials on Wednesday sent out a "shelter in place" warning to students after a man in army fatigues was spotted walking on campus carrying what was thought to be a gun, but was actually a camera tripod. Published December 16, 2015
Jason Scaletta, Md. man, sentenced to 10 years for pretending to be veteran, stealing benefits
A Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for pretending to be a military veteran and stealing thousands of dollars worth of military benefits. Published December 16, 2015
John Kerry changes stance on Syria: ‘U.S. not seeking regime change’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry seemed to change his message on the country's policy toward Syria and ending the civil war after a meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published December 16, 2015
Ben Carson calls CAIR ‘supporters of terrorism,’ demands investigation
In his outline for protecting America and defeating the Islamic State terrorist group, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Tuesday called on the U.S. government to investigate a prominent Muslim advocacy group which he claimed supported terrorists. Published December 16, 2015
Bratton, de Blasio: School bomb threat hoax likely the work of ‘Homeland’ fan
New York city officials dismissed the bomb threat its own public schools and Los Angeles schools received on Monday as a hoax that was likely concocted by a fan of the Showtime drama "Homeland." Published December 16, 2015
ISIS sympathizers taunt Saudi-led coalition: ‘Come over, you cowards’
Shortly after Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday that it would lead a counterterrorism coalition of Arab nations, Islamic State supporters on Twitter threatened their new enemies, daring them to challenge the terror group on their home turf. Published December 15, 2015
Mark Oberholtzer, Texas plumber, sues Ford dealer after company truck showed up in Syria
A Texas plumber is suing a Ford dealership that he sold his company pickup truck too after the vehicle turned up in photos from the front lines of the Syrian civil war. Published December 15, 2015
Vladimir Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn international human rights court rulings
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement the ruling handed down by international human rights courts. Published December 15, 2015
7th-grader forced to cover up his ‘Star Wars’ T-shirt at Texas school
A seventh-grade student in Rosenberg, Texas, says school administrators forced him to cover up his "Star Wars" T-shirt because it depicted a weapon. Published December 12, 2015
Chicago, Toronto named among potential ISIS targets
Chicago may be the target of an ISIS terror plot, according to reports out of Geneva. Published December 12, 2015
Nicki Minaj on Donald Trump: ‘There are some points he has made’; ‘he’s hilarious’
Nicki Minaj offered some praise for GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump in a new interview with Billboard magazine, calling the real estate mogul "hilarious," but admitting his rhetoric is "childish." Published December 12, 2015
Kentucky off-duty officers told to disarm or leave concert
A pair of off-duty police officers were forced to leave a country music concert in Louisville, Kentucky, because they would not remove their weapons. Published December 12, 2015
Breen Peck, air traffic controller, tells police: ‘I smoke meth to stay awake’
An air traffic controller who once bungled a flight carrying first lady Michelle Obama was arrested after driving in Long Island with illegal guns and crystal meth, which he told police he uses to stay awake on the job. Published December 12, 2015
Few Saudi women expected to vote for first time in landmark election
For the first time on Saturday, women will be allowed to participate in elections in Saudi Arabia, both as voters and candidates in a historic milestone in a country that still imposes strict rules such as a ban on women driving. Published December 12, 2015
Seven killed in Taliban attack on Spanish embassy in Kabul
At least seven people have been killed in a Taliban attack near the Spanish embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, the government said Saturday. Published December 12, 2015
Taliban attacks Spanish embassy in Kabul
A group of Taliban fighters stormed a guesthouse of the Spanish embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, sparking an ongoing firefight between militants and security forces. Published December 11, 2015
Millennials want to send ground troops to fight ISIS, don’t want to serve: poll
A majority of millennials across the U.S. say they support sending ground troops to fight the Islamic State terror group but do not wish to join in the fighting themselves, according to a new poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics. Published December 11, 2015
Foued Mohamed-Aggad, Paris attacker, was rejected from French army, police
Foued Mohamed-Aggad, one of the three men who carried out the massacre at the Bataclan concert hall during the Paris attacks, was reportedly turned away from the French army and possibly by the police before he was accepted into the ranks of the Islamic State. Published December 11, 2015
ISIS may have seized passport printing machine, U.S. officials say
U.S. intelligence officials are warning that the Islamic State terrorist group may have seized an official government passport printing machine and a trove of blank passports in Syria and could be printing fake passports that would allow some of its followers to infiltrate the U.S. border. Published December 11, 2015
