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.
Late-night talk-show host Bill Maher ended his show Friday by urging Republicans to re-strategize the 2016 presidential campaign and instead focus on fixing the party in time for the next election.
The U.S. Consulate in Turkey issued an emergency warning to Americans traveling in the country on Saturday, informing them of "credible threats" to tourist areas.
Three castaways were rescued Thursday after a U.S. Navy aircraft spotted the word "help" spelled out with palm leaves on the beach of a remote Pacific Island, the Coast Guard said.
Rock music icon Bruce Springsteen on Friday announced he is canceling his Sunday show in Greensboro, North Carolina, in response to the state's passing of HB2, a new law that dictates which bathrooms transgender people can use.
Despite the U.S. spending billions of dollars and sending American troops to counter terrorist groups in the Middle East for more than a decade, one-third of Iraqis say the U.S. supports terrorism, according to a recent report from the State Department.
TSA administrator Robert Neffenger admitted Wednesday that only three U.S. airports require employees to go through a security check before entering "secured" areas of the airport.
The Islamic State terrorist group has doubled its number of militants in Libya in the last year, according to the top U.S. military commander in the region.
An organizer for the Black Lives Matter movement suggested Thursday on CNN that the problem of black-on-black crime is a "myth," saying the activist movement is focusing on resolving broader issues of systemic violence.
Militants from the Islamic State terrorist group have reportedly abducted 300 cement workers near the city of Damascus in Syria, according to Syrian state TV.
One of the suicide bombers involved in the deadly attacks in Brussels last month had previously worked as a clearer at the European Parliament, officials said Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed this week that the U.S. has begun waging cyberwarfare against the tech savvy Islamic State terrorist group.
The U.S. fight against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria is becoming "another slow, grinding failure," akin to the Vietnam War, Sen. John McCain warned Tuesday.
Global military spending increased last year for the first time since 2011, reaching nearly $1.7 trillion, according to data released Tuesday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Mexico on Tuesday suddenly replaced two of its top diplomats responsible for U.S. relations, citing concerns over growing hostility toward Mexicans across the border.
Sen. Charles Schumer pushed the federal government Monday to investigate a new gun that looks like an iPhone before it comes to the market, but the head of the company making the weapon said concern over the two-shot gun is misplaced.
Russia is set to deliver its first shipment of its S-300 air defense missile system to Iran in the coming days, a senior Russian official told the Interfax news agency.