Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
Ray Odierno heads to JPMorgan to aid company cyber efforts
JPMorgan Chase, which fell prey to a major cyberattack last year, is bringing on recently retired Army chief of staff. Gen. Raymond Odierno to advise the company on managing its cybersecurity risks. Published August 21, 2015
Sweetcakes by Melissa owners send ‘we love you’ cakes to LGBT groups
Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of the Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery who were ordered by Oregon state officials last month to pay $135,000 in damages for declining to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, are now sending a message to LGBT groups to show that they care. Published August 21, 2015
Islamic State destroys monastery in Syria
Islamic State militants in Syria have demolished a Christian monastery in al-Qaryatain town in Homs province. Published August 21, 2015
Facebook tells Monsignor Charles Pope, a Catholic priest, to change title on his profile
Roman Catholic priest Monsignor Charles Pope was told earlier this week that he could no longer use his title on his Facebook page. Published August 21, 2015
Golden Hammer: Taxpayers float bill for defective first responder equipment
Homeland Security still allows local police and fire departments to spend billions of tax dollars on faulty communications equipment that isn't "interoperable," meaning agencies can't easily communicate with each other, hampering emergency response, the department's inspector general said in a report released Thursday. Published August 20, 2015
North Korea gives 48-hour ultimatum to South in border standoff
North Korea on Thursday threatened further military action should South Korea continue to broadcast anti-Pyongyang propaganda on loudspeakers across the border. Published August 20, 2015
‘Deez Nuts’ revealed: 15-year-old Iowan Brady Olson is pro-gay marriage, anti-illegal immigration
They mystery has been solved: A presidential candidate running under the name "Deez Nuts" has been revealed as 15-year-old Iowan Brady Olson. Published August 20, 2015
Edward Snowden, Navy Yard shooter background-check company will forfeit $30M in settlement
The personnel vetting company that screened whistleblower Edward Snowden and Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis will forfeit $30 million to settle federal fraud charges. Published August 20, 2015
Feds, police working on safe, anti-drone technology
Several U.S. government agencies are working with state and local law enforcement to develop new technology to track and disable drones safely, according to sources familiar with the project. Published August 20, 2015
Russia planting new anti-aircraft missiles in Arctic
Russia is moving new, specially modified air-defense systems that can withstand harsh arctic environments to key areas along its border with Norway and the U.S., the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Studies Office (FSMO) said in its August report. Published August 19, 2015
‘Deez Nuts’ rising in polls; at 9 percent in N.C.
While conservative firebrand Donald Trump still holds a considerable lead in the 2016 presidential polls, a new candidate is making unexpected gains: Deez Nuts. Published August 19, 2015
Bill Livsey, retired 4-star Army general, arrested for assaulting Chinese food delivery man
A retired four-star Army general was arrested Saturday on charges of assaulting a Chinese food delivery man when he refused to take a check for the bill. Published August 19, 2015
Islamic State beheads 82-year-old antiquities expert in Palmyra
Islamic State militants have beheaded an 82-year-old antiquities scholar in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and hung his body on a column in a main square of the historic site, an official said Tuesday. Published August 19, 2015
Hamas captures dolphin it claims was spying for Israel
Hamas announced Wednesday it captured a dolphin it claims was spying for Israel. Published August 19, 2015
U.S.-trained Syrian rebels: ‘We need training to be faster,’ want to take on Assad
In the first interview by a member of the U.S.-trained New Syria Force, rebel fighter Abu Iskander called for the U.S. to speed up training for new rebel fighters and said recruits are ready to take on the Assad regime as well as the Islamic State. Published August 19, 2015
New Iranian video shows joint Jihadist siege of Jerusalem; ‘Israel must be obliterated’
A new video out of Iran depicts an imagined scenario of a military alliance between the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard Forces, Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists laying siege to Israel. Published August 19, 2015
U.S. fight against Islamic State ‘disorganized,’ ‘incoherent,’ report
The U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State is disorganized and suffers "from a lack of coherence," crippling efforts to defeat the terrorist group, according to a new federal report. Published August 18, 2015
Islamic State to Turkish people: Rise up and overthrow ‘Satan’ President Recep Erdogan
In its first propaganda video released since the formation of a U.S.-Turkish military coalition, the Islamic State militant group called for the people of Turkey to rise up and overthrow "Satan," referring to Turkish President Recep Erdogan. Published August 18, 2015
Marine Corps ships tanks, heavy artillery to Eastern Europe to deter Russia
The Marine Corps will send tanks and other weapons to a new Bulgaria-based unit designed to deter Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. Published August 18, 2015
Xate Shingali, Yazidi singer, forms all-female militia to take on Islamic State: ‘We kill them’
A popular Yazidi singer has recruited a group of women to take on Islamic State militants and seek revenge against the terrorists who have abducted, raped and slaughtered thousands of the embattled ethnic group's members in Iraq. Published August 18, 2015
