Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
‘Budtender’ serves guests weed at Oregon wedding reception
An Oregon couple opted to go with an open bar at their wedding, but instead of serving up free drinks, a "budtender" doled out legal weed to guests. Published August 29, 2015
Chris Christie: track immigrants like FedEx packages
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Saturday pitched an interesting idea for how to keep tabs on immigrants and visitors to the U.S.: track them like FedEx packages. Published August 29, 2015
Darren Goforth, Texas deputy killed ‘execution style’ while fueling patrol car
Police were questioning a person of interest in the execution-style killing of a uniformed Texas sheriff's deputy Saturday and warned during a press conference that "dangerous rhetoric" against law enforcement has "gotten out of control." Published August 29, 2015
Alison Parker’s father ‘probably going to have to get a gun’ for protection after Va. shooting
Following his daughter's death in a live broadcast shooting in Moneta Va. on Wednesday morning, Andy Parker, who vowed to campaign for stricter gun control laws, has said he will probably have to get a gun to defend himself. Published August 29, 2015
Hulk Hogan: ‘I want to be Trump’s running mate. Vice President Hogan’
Former WWE pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan told TMZ Saturday that he thinks America is ready for a Donald Trump/Hulk Hogan 2016 White House ticket. Published August 29, 2015
Timothy Holden, former Navy SEAL, killed in Bethesda bicycle accident
Former Navy SEAL Timothy A. Holden was killed when a car struck him as he was bicycling down Massachusetts Avenue Friday morning. Published August 29, 2015
Donald Trump not an ‘active member’ of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan
After GOP front-runner Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he attends a church in Manhattan, the church released a statement saying Mr. Trump is not an "active member." Published August 29, 2015
Hundreds of rabbis to march on Washington against Iran nuclear deal
Hundreds of rabbis from across the country will march in Washington in a few weeks when Congress reconvenes to hand-deliver a letter urging lawmaker to vote against the Iran nuclear deal. Published August 28, 2015
Ali Shukri Amin, Va. teen behind pro-ISIS Twitter account, gets 11 years in prison
A Virginia teenager who operated a powerful pro-Islamic State Twitter account and helped a friend travel to Syria to join the terrorist group was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison. Published August 28, 2015
British police advised to consult psychics in missing person cases: report
British law enforcement are now being advised to seek the help of clairvoyants when investigating a missing person case. Published August 28, 2015
Vicki Gardner, interviewee in live WDBJ-TV shooting, gives first eyewitness account
Vicki Gardner, the sole survivor of a tragic on-air shooting that left reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward dead on Wednesday, gave the first eyewitness account of the incident Friday morning. Published August 28, 2015
Golden Hammer: Poorly monitored science research wastes taxpayers’ money abroad
Back when Bill Clinton was still president, the National Science Foundation began doling out millions of dollars to Northeastern University to perform research on nuclear particle collider technology. The work wasn't even based in America, but rather inside Europe's main nuclear research agency. Published August 27, 2015
Edwin Meese, Reagan’s AG, joins fight against patent reform
Ronald Reagan's former attorney general Edwin Meese has joined a growing number of conservatives urging Congress not to pass proposed legislation changing America's patent system. Published August 27, 2015
North Dakota cops can fire Tasers, tear gas from drones
Local police in North Dakota are the first in the nation to be allowed to deploy drones armed with nonlethal weapons such as Tasers, tear gas and pepper spray. Published August 27, 2015
Mississippi State: shooter in custody, school on lockdown
Mississippi State University said Thursday a suspected shooter at its Starkville campus had been apprehended. Published August 27, 2015
George Zimmerman calls Obama ‘racist,’ Vester Flanagan ‘pansy’ after Va. shooting
Just hours after a Virginia TV news crew were shot and killed on-air, George Zimmerman made controversial remarks about the attack on Twitter. Published August 27, 2015
FBI warns art dealers of antiquities looted by Islamic State; stolen art could fund terrorists
The FBI on Wednesday urged art dealers in the U.S. to take extra precautions when buying artifacts from the Middle East, saying there is evidence that collectors may have been offered priceless artifacts plundered by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. Published August 27, 2015
Solyndra lied to government to secure Obama stimulus cash, IG report finds
Solyndra, the solar panel manufacturer that took more than $500 million from President Obama's stimulus then went bust, sticking taxpayers for the loss, lied to federal officials to secure the loan, the Energy Department's inspector general said in a report released Wednesday. Published August 26, 2015
Flanagan says God told him to kill Parker and Ward as payback for Charleston
In his 23-page fax to ABC News, Vester Flanagan wrote that the racism behind the Charleston church shooting prompted him to gun down WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward on Wednesday Morning. Published August 26, 2015
Solyndra misled government to get $535M solar project loan: report
California-based solar company Solyndra provided false information and misleading reports to the federal government to secure an ill-fated $535 million loan for a solar project, according to the Department of Energy's inspector general. Published August 26, 2015
