Kellan Howell
Articles by Kellan Howell
Over half of Americans oppose closing Guantanamo: poll
Over half of U.S. adults oppose President Obama's plan to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a new poll. Published March 4, 2016
Aylan Kurdi drowning: Two men convicted of trafficking, not murder, in Syrian toddler’s death
Two men linked to the death of Syrian toddler who washed up on a beach in Turkey were convicted Friday of human trafficking and sentenced to serve four years in prison each. Published March 4, 2016
O.J. Simpson trial: Knife found buried at estate
A knife was reportedly found buried on the estate of former football star and murder suspect O.J. Simpson. Published March 4, 2016
Joseph Pryor, Marine hopeful, discharged for role in viral Donald Trump rally video
A man who was seen shouting at a black woman in a viral video from a Donald Trump rally this week was quietly discharged from the Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program on Wednesday. Published March 4, 2016
Golden Hammer: NIH spends $1.7M to train immigrants in health habits
The National Institutes of Health is spending nearly $1.7 million to prevent immigrants and refugees from adopting our 'Big Mac' culture. Published March 3, 2016
Joe Morici, military veteran and CVS manager, fired after taking down two burglars in Maryland store
An Army veteran was fired from his job managing a CVS store in Beltsville, Maryland, after he broke company policy and confronted two shoplifting suspects. Published March 3, 2016
Gun background checks: February third-biggest month in history
February was the third-biggest month in history for gun background checks in the U.S., according to data released Wednesday by the FBI. Published March 3, 2016
Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics
A team of refugees from around the world will compete under the Olympic flag at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Published March 3, 2016
State Department’s cease-fire hotline: Syrian journalist calls in, operator can’t speak Arabic
Just 45 minutes after a fragile cease-fire took effect in Syria last weekend, a local journalist called the State Department's hotline to report a nearby bombing, but the operator couldn't speak Arabic. Published March 2, 2016
‘How to move to Canada’ Google searches spike after Trump, Clinton wins on Super Tuesday
A slew of celebrities including Jon Stewart, Al Sharpton and Raven-Symone have vowed to move to Canada should Donald Trump win the White House in 2016, and after The Donald saw landslide wins in the Super Tuesday primaries, it appears a lot of Americans are researching their own relocation plans. Published March 2, 2016
China takes disputed atoll in South China Sea
China has reportedly taken possession of another piece of land in the hotly contested Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea. Published March 2, 2016
Gulcherkhra Bobokulova, nanny who decapitated child in Russia, didn’t act alone: Prosecutors
A nanny who is accused of decapitating a toddler in her care in Moscow may not have acted alone, prosecutors said Wednesday. Published March 2, 2016
Special Ops forces capture first ISIS operative in Iraq
U.S. Special Operations forces captured their first suspected Islamic State operative in Northern Iraq in a secret mission led by the Army's elite Delta Force. Published March 2, 2016
‘60 Minutes’ Australia crew attacked by masked men while reporting on refugee crisis
A film crew for the Australian edition of "60 Minutes" was attacked Tuesday by a group of masked men while filming a segment on the European refugee crisis in a suburb of Stockholm. Published March 1, 2016
Virginia girl, 12, faces criminal charges for ‘threatening’ gun, bomb emoji use
A middle school girl in Fairfax, Va. has been charged with threatening her school after police said she posted a message on Instagram in December with gun, bomb, and knife emojis. Published March 1, 2016
Dutch find 10 Syrian war crimes suspects among asylum seekers
Dutch authorities have found 30 war crimes suspects, 10 of them Syrian, among the 59,000 people who applied for asylum in the Netherlands last year. Published March 1, 2016
U.S. Army to use laser weapons ‘in the next seven years’
The U.S. Army is set to issue advanced laser weapons to troops as early as 2023, a senior military official told a congressional committee Monday. Published March 1, 2016
Ahmed Mohamed ‘Clockboy’ school district sues state to keep civil rights investigation private
Ahmed Mohamed's former school district has sued the Texas attorney general in defiance of a legal order to reveal details of a federal civil rights investigation into the Muslim teen's arrest after he brought a homemade clock to school last year. Published February 27, 2016
Safyre Terry theft: woman charged with stealing money from 8-year-old burn victim’s Christmas cards
A woman who volunteered to help burn victim Safyre Terry open thousands of Christmas cards she received after her story went viral on social media has been charged of stealing donations and gift cards intended for the 8-year-old girl. Published February 27, 2016
Bill Clinton blasts Marine protesting Hillary on Benghazi: ‘His mind has been poisoned by lies’
A man claiming to be a Marine Corps veteran was escorted out of an event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in South Carolina on Friday after he asked her husband, former President Bill Clinton about his wife's role in the Benghazi terror attacks. Published February 27, 2016
