Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
NY Times runs rare front page editorial demanding gun control, first since 1920
For the first time since 1920, The New York Times published an editorial on its front page on Saturday calling for more gun control in the wake of a spate of mass shootings. Published December 5, 2015
Network of tunnels used by ISIS uncovered in Iraq
Kurdish peshmerga fighters have discovered a network of underground tunnels believed to be used by the Islamic State beneath the Iraqi city of Sinjar. Published December 4, 2015
Afghan, U.S. Special Forces free 40 from Taliban prison in overnight raid
Afghan and U.S. Special Forces freed 40 Afghan security personnel from a Taliban prison in a joint overnight mission. Published December 4, 2015
France to extend state of emergency indefinitely
The French government is working to change its constitution to extend the state of emergency in the county for six months or even "indefinitely," according to new media reports. Published December 4, 2015
Wayne LaPierre, NRA chief, labeled a ‘terrorist’ by N.Y. Daily News
The New York Daily News branded the head of the National Rifle Association a "terrorist" on its Friday cover. Published December 4, 2015
Golden Hammer: Taxpayers on hook for Medicare payments for unnecessary scooters
Nine out of 10 customers got their Hoveround power scooters at "little to no cost," but American taxpayers were wrongfully charged tens of millions of dollars for scooters that did not meet Medicare reimbursement requirements. Published December 3, 2015
Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense, opens all combat jobs to women
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is expected to announce Thursday that he will open all military combat jobs to women, The Associated Press reported. Published December 3, 2015
‘Allahu Quackbar’: Internet trolls ISIS by photoshopping rubber ducks on propaganda photos
Internet pranksters have unveiled a new weapon to combat the Islamic State terrorist group: humor. People are now mocking the jihadis by superimposing pictures of rubber ducks on the heads of militants shown in propaganda photos. Published December 3, 2015
ISIS praises San Bernardino shooting on Twitter with ‘#America_burning’
Supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group took to social media on Wednesday night to celebrate the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, but the terror group did not claim responsibility for the attack that left 14 people dead and 17 injured. Published December 3, 2015
ISIS beheads alleged Russian spy in new video
The Islamic State terrorist group released a new video on Wednesday purportedly showing the beheading of a Russian spy at the hands of a Russian jihadi. Published December 2, 2015
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri mistakenly held at Guantanamo for 13 years, feds say
The U.S. government said Wednesday that a man held at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba for 13 years was a victim of mistaken identity. Published December 2, 2015
Lee Robert Moore, Secret Service officer, indicted for sexting with minor: DOJ
An active Secret Service officer was indicted by a federal jury on Wednesday for allegedly sending explicit messages and photos to a police agent, posing as a 14-year-old girl, the Justice Department said. Published December 2, 2015
Michael Flynn, former DIA chief: Obama ignored ISIS intel to fit election narrative
The nation's former top spy said Tuesday that President Obama ignored early warning about the rise of the Islamic State terrorist group in 2011 and 2012 because the intelligence did not fit his re-election "narrative." Published December 2, 2015
UNC Chapel Hill: ‘All clear’ after ‘armed and dangerous’ person reported on campus
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gave the 'all clear' about 20 minutes after it activated its emergency sirens and went on lockdown Wednesday morning when police reported an armed and dangerous person was on or near the campus. Published December 2, 2015
Black Friday gun background checks break single-day record: FBI
Big box stores and shopping malls across the country weren't the only retailers benefiting from a rush of Black Friday shoppers. A record number of gun buyers also flooded shops according to FBI data, which showed background checks surged to record numbers. Published December 2, 2015
Gen. Joseph Dunford: U.S. has not contained ISIS
The nation's top military officer on Tuesday said the U.S. has "not contained" the Islamic State, contradicting President Obama's reassuring remarks last month just before the terrorist attacks in Paris. Published December 1, 2015
NATO agrees to maintain troop levels in Afghanistan, help fund Afghan forces
NATO allies on Tuesday decided to maintain alliance troop levels in Afghanistan at about 12,000 next year and agreed to provide funding for the 350,000 Afghan troops they hope can some day defend the country against Taliban militants on its own. Published December 1, 2015
James Craig, Detroit police chief: Armed citizens deter terrorists
Detroit's police chief says he believes the number of armed citizens in the city would deter would-be terrorists from carrying out attacks similar to those in Paris for fear of return fire. Published December 1, 2015
American ISIS sympathizers radicalizing followers on Twitter: report
At least 300 Americans, many of them women, are acting as social media ambassadors for the Islamic State terrorist group, spreading propaganda online and making efforts to radicalize new recruits within the U.S., according to a new report. Published December 1, 2015
Michael Flynn, former military intel chief: Iraq war helped create Islamic state
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, blasted both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel Sunday, saying the Iraq war was a mistake that led to the creation of the Islamic State terror group. Published December 1, 2015
