Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
Oath Keepers vow to keep Kim Davis, Kentucky clerk, out of jail
The Oath Keepers organization has vowed to make sure that Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court's June ruling on same-sex marriages, never ends up behind bars again. Published September 11, 2015
Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition leader, convicted of inciting violence
A Venezuelan judge on Thursday ordered opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez jailed for almost 14 years, convicting him of inciting violence during bloody protests against the government last year. Published September 11, 2015
Golden Hammer: Federal goverment spending $1M per year on wasteful storage facilities
A new audit from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General found the agency is wasting millions of taxpayer dollars each year to lease warehouse space to store old office furniture and obsolete computers that are worth less than the space they are piled up in. Published September 10, 2015
Arizona freeway shootings continue
Another car was confirmed as having been struck by a projectile on an Arizona freeway Thursday morning after 10 other motorists reported similar incidents in recent weeks, in a series of attacks being labeled as "domestic terrorism." Published September 10, 2015
Sharyl Attkisson returns to TV news with a look at 9/11 classified report
In a preview of her new Sunday morning news broadcast, five-time Emmy winner and former CBS anchor Sharyl Attkisson will delve into the top-secret pages of Congress' intelligence report on the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which are still kept under wraps 14 years later. Published September 10, 2015
Marine report finds women get injured more frequently, shoot less accurately than men
Women serving in an experimental Marine Crops unit created to assess how female service members perform in combat roles were injured twice as often as men, less accurate with infantry weapons and slower in completing tactical tasks such as removing wounded soldiers from the field and navigating obstacles, according to the results of a study produced by the service. Published September 10, 2015
Military lab mislabeled, shipped samples of plague, report says
The Pentagon's most secure laboratories may have mislabeled, improperly stored and shipped samples of the deadly plague bacteria, according to new reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published September 10, 2015
‘Domestic terrorism’: Police searching for culprit behind 11 shootings at cars on Arizona highway
An eleventh car was reportedly struck by a projectile on an Arizona freeway Thursday morning after 10 other motorists have reported similar incidents in recent weeks. Published September 10, 2015
NATO echoes U.S. concern over Russian military buildup in Syria
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance is concerned about Russia's growing military involvement in Syria's civil war and called on leaders to find a political solution rather than escalating the bloody conflict. Published September 10, 2015
Al Qaeda calls for attacks on Koch brothers, Gates, Buffett, Bloomberg
An al Qaeda magazine is calling for more lone wolf attacks specifically targeting U.S. economic leaders including Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Charles and David Koch. Published September 10, 2015
Netanyahu on Khamenei tweets: Nuke deal supporters have ‘no room for illusions’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Wednesday to a series of threatening tweets from Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei warning that the Jewish state would disappear in 25 years. Published September 9, 2015
Russian troops join combat in Syria amid U.S. concern over military buildup
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government forces, three Lebanese sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Published September 9, 2015
Loudoun, Va., school, buses vandalized with ‘MS-13’ gang tag after teen fatally shot
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday identified an Ashburn teenager as a suspect in a series of vandalisms using the MS-13 gang tag that shook many in the Virginia county where a high school student was fatally shot last week. Three illegal immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador have been charged in the killing. Published September 9, 2015
Pope Francis National Geographic cover banned in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has banned the August issue of National Geographic's Arabic edition, whose cover featured Pope Francis standing inside the Sistine Chapel. Published September 9, 2015
CIA to release John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson intelligence briefings
The CIA announced Wednesday that it will be releasing previously classified President's Daily Brief (PDB) articles from the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. Published September 9, 2015
Khamenei: Israel will not survive next 25 years, won’t negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear deal
Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a series of threatening tweets Wednesday, said Israel would not survive the next 25 years and Iran would reject any negotiations with the U.S., or the "Great Satan," beyond the nuclear deal. Published September 9, 2015
IRS fails to protect taxpayers’ privacy from hackers, thieves in property seizures
The IRS has collected roughly $114 million in profits over the past four years from the sales of seized taxpayer assets, but failed in its obligation to protect those Americans' privacy from potential hackers and thieves, an investigation reveals. Published September 6, 2015
‘Free Kim Davis’: Supporters rally outside Kentucky jail
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Carter County Detention Center in a "Free Kim Davis" rally on Saturday, praying for the Rowan County clerk who was jailed for failing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Published September 5, 2015
Donald Trump’s private plane removed from online flight tracker
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is the sole candidate among the GOP 2016 who owns his own aircraft, which has come in handy getting him all over the country for campaign events. Published September 5, 2015
John Kerry: Russian build up in Syria ‘could further escalate conflict’
Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed U.S. concern over reports of Russia's increasing military buildup in Syria in a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Published September 5, 2015
