Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
Rubio charged Vegas trip, car repairs, tiling, to Fla. GOP credit card, new statements show
Marco Rubio's campaign office released details Saturday about some of the personal charges the 2016 GOP presidential candidate made using an American Express card issued by the Republican Party of Florida. Published November 7, 2015
CIA email hackers breach FBI-run site, deputy director’s private email
The same hackers who breached the email account of CIA Director John Brennan last month are now believed to be behind another set of intrusions, including accessing a FBI-run law enforcement portal and a private email account of a top bureau official. Published November 7, 2015
Fla. AG blasts ‘billionaire bully’ Bloomberg for $10m Obama-backing attack ads
Florida's Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi blasted "billionaire bully" Michael Bloomberg for shelling out $10 million on TV ads targeting four state attorneys general who are suing the Obama administration over new carbon emissions regulations. Published November 7, 2015
A ‘noise was heard’ in final second of Metrojet recording: Egyptian investigator
The head of Egypt's commission investigating last week's crash of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula said Saturday that a noise was heard in the final second of the cockpit voice recording on the Metrojet. Published November 7, 2015
Mikhail Lesin, Russian millionaire, Putin adviser found dead in Washington hotel
A prominent Russian millionaire with high-level ties to President Vladimir Putin was found dead Thursday inside a D.C. hotel, according to U.S. and Russian news sources. Published November 7, 2015
Bill Maher to Quentin Tarantino: ‘You have to call murder murder, even if it’s from the cops’
Late-night HBO talk show host Bill Maher spoke with Quentin Tarantino on Friday, defending statements the Hollywood director recently made about police brutality. Published November 7, 2015
Woman hits $8 million jackpot, casino claims slot machine malfunctioned
An Oregon woman landed on the $8 million jackpot while playing the slot machine at a Lucky Eagle Casino, but walked away empty-handed when the casino told her the machine malfunctioned. Published November 7, 2015
Faisal Mohammad, UC Merced stabber wrote ‘praise Allah,’ plans for beheading in manifesto
A Calif. college student who carried out a campus stabbing spree on Wednesday, leaving four wounded, wrote a manifesto including the names of his targets, a vow to "cut someone's head off" and as many as five reminders to "praise Allah," police said. Published November 7, 2015
Mustard gas used in Syria attack: report
The world's chemical weapons watchdog confirmed Friday that mustard gas was used in an attack on a Syrian town earlier this year. Published November 6, 2015
Russia outraged over ‘blasphemous’ Charlie Hebdo plane crash cartoon
The Kremlin blasted a pair of cartoons in the latest edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo seemingly mocking the Russian plane crash over Egypt that killed all 224 people aboard. Published November 6, 2015
Ran Baratz, Netanyahu’s media chief calls Obama anti-Semitic, Kerry ‘comical’
The U.S. State Department on Thursday said the U.S. takes offense at comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new communications director accusing President Obama of anti-Semitism and saying Secretary of State John Kerry had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old. Published November 6, 2015
FEMA can’t verify over $6 million went to Hurricane Sandy relief projects, audit shows
The Federal Emergency Management Agency cannot guarantee that $6.37 million worth of fuel went to aid eligible Hurricane Sandy recipients, according to a new report. Published November 6, 2015
Golden Hammer: $150 million spent on tests that torture animals, don’t help humans
Science or sadism? The National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse and several other federal health agencies have handed out hundreds of millions of tax dollars on numerous studies to test the effects of recreational drug use on animals, torturing and killing countless mice, rabbits and monkeys with no apparent benefit to medical science, according to a new report from a watchdog group and animal rights organization. Published November 5, 2015
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Spectre’ a tired retread of classic Bond despite decent action
To those who idolize all things James Bond, "Spectre," the latest installment of the iconic spy movie franchise, is a much appreciated return to the classic Bond days of Sean Connery and Roger Moore, but for Bond amateurs like myself, hoping for a repeat of innovative 007 installments like "Casino Royale" and "Skyfall," "Spectre" feels like a big budget copycat of the campy films that inspired "Austin Powers." Published November 5, 2015
France to send aircraft carrier to aid U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State
France will deploy its only aircraft carrier to support military operations to combat the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday. Published November 5, 2015
Doctors Without Borders: U.S. plane shot victims fleeing bombed Afghan hospital
Doctors Without Borders said Thursday a U.S. warplane shot victims as they fled a burning hospital bombed in an airstrike in Afghanistan last month. Published November 5, 2015
Israel asks U.S. for $5 billion in annual defense aid
Israel is asking the United State to send $5 billion in annual defense aid for a decade, beginning in 2017, U.S. congressional sources told Reuters Wednesday. Published November 5, 2015
U.S. intel suspects bomb likely brought down Russian plane: Official
The latest U.S. intelligence reportedly suggests that a bomb, possibly planted by a member of the Islamic State or one of its affiliates, brought down a Russian passenger jet in Egypt on Saturday, CNN reported. Published November 4, 2015
Embattled Va. school board retains pro-LGBT majority
The majority of Fairfax County School Board members who approved a nondiscrimination policy to include "gender identity" without consulting parents won re-election Tuesday, despite many parents calling on voters to oust the panel over the controversial policy. Published November 4, 2015
Gunman with long rifle firing shots in San Diego neighborhood: police
Police said Wednesday a man is firing shots sporadically from a San Diego apartment building, but so far no one has been reported hurt. Published November 4, 2015