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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering defense and national security. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kellan graduated from James Madison University where she received bachelor's degrees in media arts and design and international affairs with a concentration in western European politics.
During her time at JMU, she interned for British technology and business news website "ITPro" in London and worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Guardian. She was also an executive editor of 22807, a new student magazine covering arts and culture in the JMU community.
Kellan can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Kellan Howell

Emanuel Lutchman, N.Y. man charged with supporting ISIS, plotting New Year’s terror attack

Federal officials in Rochester, New York, have arrested and charged a man suspected of plotting a New Year's Eve Islamic State-inspired attack at a restaurant.

December 31, 2015

Fight breaks out at New Jersey protest against violence

Police were called to Newark's City Hall on Wednesday to break up a fight after demonstrators at a protest against violence in the city began to brawl.

December 31, 2015

Iran denies firing rockets at U.S. warship, accuses West of ‘psychological warfare’

Iranian officials on Thursday denied that the country's Revolutionary Guards launched rockets near the U.S. aircraft-carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they entered the Gulf on Saturday, calling the accusation "psychological warfare."

December 31, 2015

Brussels New Year’s Eve fireworks show cancelled amid terrorism fears

Officials in Brussels on Wednesday called of the Belgian capital's traditional New Year's Eve fireworks display, citing fears of a terror attack.

December 30, 2015

Katrina Pierson, Trump spox, catches flak for bullet necklace: ‘Next time I’ll wear a fetus’

Katrina Pierson, a spokeswoman for Republican front-runner Donald Trump's presidential campaign who has made headlines for her statements in defense of Mr. Trump's policies, took to Twitter to respond to criticism of a necklace she wore during a CNN interview Monday.

December 30, 2015

Russia sanctions Turkish construction companies, bans hiring Turks after downing of jet

The Kremlin on Wednesday published a list of new sanctions Moscow will levy against Turkish companies starting Jan. 1, an expansion of similar measures put in place last month after Turkey downed a Russian warplane it claimed violated their airspace on the Syrian border.

December 30, 2015

TSA may reject drivers licenses from six states over 10-year-old ID law

As soon as 2016, some travelers may no longer be able to get through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at airports with a driver's license alone.

December 30, 2015

Gen. John Campbell: Keep more U.S. troops in Afghanistan as long as possible

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Tuesday said the security situation in the region is so volatile that the Obama administration should delay plans to draw down troop numbers and keep as many American forces there as possible through 2016.

December 30, 2015

Turkey thwarts New Year’s terror plot, arrest two ISIS militants

Turkish special forces raided a house and detained two suspected Islamic State militants who were planning a suicide bombing during New Year's Eve celebrations in Ankara, officials said Wednesday.

December 30, 2015

ISIS supporters brainstorm wacky terror attacks involving hot air balloons, remote control cars

Islamic State leaders put out a call online to their supporters for creative ways to carry out terror attacks and received some out-of-the-box replies.

December 29, 2015

Marines shelve Google’s $42M robot ‘AlphaDogs’ because they are too noisy

Marines will not be using robotic mules called "AlphaDogs" any time soon because the machines were deemed too noisy to be useful in a combat situation.

December 29, 2015

Paris-linked ISIS leaders among 10 killed in U.S. airstrikes: Pentagon

An Islamic State leader with links to the deadly terror attacks in Paris last month was one of 10 militants killed in a recent U.S.-led airstrike in Syria, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

December 29, 2015

Tamir Rice’s toy gun ‘functionally identical’ to real weapon: prosecutor

In a report released Monday the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office included a photo of what it says is a real gun next to the replica gun 12-year-old Tamir Rice was using the day he was shot dead by a Cleveland, Ohio, police officer, saying the pellet gun was "functionally identical" to a real weapon.

December 29, 2015

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Kellan Howell

Articles by Kellan Howell

Emanuel Lutchman, N.Y. man charged with supporting ISIS, plotting New Year’s terror attack

Fight breaks out at New Jersey protest against violence

Iran denies firing rockets at U.S. warship, accuses West of ‘psychological warfare’

Brussels New Year’s Eve fireworks show cancelled amid terrorism fears

Katrina Pierson, Trump spox, catches flak for bullet necklace: ‘Next time I’ll wear a fetus’

Russia sanctions Turkish construction companies, bans hiring Turks after downing of jet

TSA may reject drivers licenses from six states over 10-year-old ID law

Gen. John Campbell: Keep more U.S. troops in Afghanistan as long as possible

Turkey thwarts New Year’s terror plot, arrest two ISIS militants

ISIS supporters brainstorm wacky terror attacks involving hot air balloons, remote control cars

Marines shelve Google’s $42M robot ‘AlphaDogs’ because they are too noisy

Paris-linked ISIS leaders among 10 killed in U.S. airstrikes: Pentagon

Tamir Rice’s toy gun ‘functionally identical’ to real weapon: prosecutor

Islamic State fatwa details rules for having sex with female slaves, girls

Belgian police arrest 2 suspects in New Year’s, ISIS-inspired terror plot

Trey Gowdy to endorse Marco Rubio for president: reports

South Carolina Confederate flag will cost millions to store in museum

Charity gives free marijuana joints to homeless in Denver on Christmas Eve

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader, threatens West, Israel in first statement in seven months

Vienna, Austria, other European capitals receive terror warnings ahead of the new year