Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
TSA denies claim that Harriette Charney, 90, had to remove blouse and bra during airport search
The Transportation Security Administration is investigating an incident where a 90-year-old woman was forced to strip from the waist up after setting off airport body scanners. Published October 29, 2015
MSF: Syrian airstrikes hit multiple hospitals, 35 dead, 72 wounded
The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French name Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said Thursday that an onslaught of airstrikes on hospitals over the past month in Syria have killed at least 35 patients and medical staff and wounded 72. Published October 29, 2015
U.S. Army dismissed thousands of soldiers with mental health problems for ‘misconduct’: report
More than 22,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from brain injuries and mental health problems have been dismissed from the U.S. Army for "misconduct," an investigation by National Public Radio revealed on Thursday. Published October 29, 2015
Federal Reserve refuses to charter a bank for pot sellers
The U.S. Federal Reserve has refused to charter a bank for marijuana businesses despite the U.S. Treasury issuing rules to allow banks to accept pot money last year. Published October 28, 2015
CIA granted ‘secret level’ access to ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ filmmakers, foreign nationals: report
The CIA may have mishandled "briefings, interviews, visits and other support" given to the entertainment industry, says a previously classified report, now declassified and provided to Judicial Watch under a Freedom of Information Act request. Published October 28, 2015
Military service members, families uncertain about their future: survey
Most service members joined the military at least in part because of the promised financial security. But they are becoming increasingly uncertain that these promises will pan out and such doubts are reducing willingness to stay in the military, according to an annual survey by Blue Star Families. Published October 28, 2015
Activists to Congress: Twitter does not do enough to combat Islamic extremist propaganda
Compared to other social media outlets, Twitter has fallen far behind in the fight against Islamic extremism online, several activists told a Congressional committee on Tuesday. Published October 28, 2015
Jihadi Jedis: Police find Darth Vader masks stashed in Islamic State terror cell in Turkey
Police in Turkey discovered a stash of Darth Vader masks when they raided an Islamic State cell in Diyarbakir on Tuesday. Published October 28, 2015
Hillary Clinton campaign backtracks on VA remarks following backlash
Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign on Tuesday walked back the Democratic front-runner's weekend claim that issues with the Veterans Health Administration were not as "widespread" as Republicans and the media made them out to be. Published October 28, 2015
Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed in Yemen
A Doctors Without Borders health clinics in Yemen was bombed in a Saudi-led airstrike on Monday, a spokeswoman for the nonprofit said. Published October 27, 2015
Islamic State straps prisoners to ancient Palmyra columns, blows them up: report
Islamic State militants executed three prisoners in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria by strapping them to pillars and then blowing them up along with the ancient ruins, according to a new report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Published October 27, 2015
Moscow to U.S., allies: ‘Prove or deny’ Russia is ‘bombing civilians’
The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday summoned military attaches of the United States, NATO countries and Saudi Arabia to explain allegations that Moscow has been bombing civilian targets in Syria. Published October 27, 2015
FBI warns police of anarchist plot to ambush cops in ‘Halloween Revolt’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday issued a warning to police departments nationwide of a potential plot by an anarchist group to ambush cops on Halloween. Published October 27, 2015
Obama weighing Pentagon suggestions for more ground troops in Iraq and Syria
President Obama's senior national security advisers have recommended measures that would move U.S. troops closer to the front lines in Iraq and Syria, officials have said. Published October 27, 2015
Gen. John F Campbell picks Maj. Gen. William B. Hickman to head Afghan hospital bombing probe
Gen. John F. Campbell, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has appointed two-star Maj. Gen. William B. Hickman to lead a much-anticipated probe into the deadly bombing of a charity hospital in northern Afghanistan, his office announced Saturday. Published October 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton: VA scandal “not as widespread” as Republicans claim
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is taking fire from veterans groups over comments she made in an interview Friday saying the scandals at the Department of Veterans Affairs were "not as widespread" as Republicans have made them out to be. Published October 24, 2015
Islamic State earns $50 million per month on oil sales
The Islamic State terrorist group is raking in up to $50 million a month from the sales of crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, according to Iraqi intelligence and U.S. officials. Published October 24, 2015
ACLU lawsuit against NSA mass spying dropped in federal court
A federal district court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against the National Security Agency over its mass surveillance program. Published October 24, 2015
Bristol Palin blasts ‘militant atheist’ Richard Dawkins over 9/11 comments
Bristol Palin blasted noted British evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins after he told an Irish news station that he did not believe the 9/11 hijackers were inherently evil, arguing religion makes good people do bad things. Published October 24, 2015
BLM illegally sold thousands of wild horses for slaughter: report
The Bureau of Land Management, the agency charged with protecting wild horses and cattle and their grazing lands, sold 1,794 federally-protected wild horses to a Colorado rancher who sent them to slaughter, a new report confirmed. Published October 24, 2015
