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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell

khowell@washingtontimes.com

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

File- This April 30, 2009 file photo shows a Boeing 787, painted in the company's colors, stands in the paint hangar at the company's facility in Everett, Wash. Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner has hit another production snafu. Hairline cracks have been discovered in the wings of some 787's that are being built. The Chicago-based manufacturer said none of the 122 jets already flown by airlines around the world are affected. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Pilots urge rejection of U.S. route for budget Norwegian carrier

The nation’s largest pilots’ union Monday called on the Obama administration to reject a new European airline’s application to offer low-cost transatlantic flights between the U.S. and Norway, warning the budget carrier is trying to skirt U.S. safety and labor regulations.

August 18, 2014
**FILE** The tail of an American Airlines aircraft is seen at left as a person walks by a passenger gate area in Terminal C at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2008. (Associated Press)

FAA’s new air traffic control system unstable, less capable than old system

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun deploying new computers systems for its air traffic controllers despite warnings that the system suffers from unstable requirements, lacks key safety capabilities and requires training that has yet to be given to workers, a government watchdog warned Monday.

August 18, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

2016 GOP hopefuls making most of summer vacations

The potential 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls are spending August fundraising and meeting with key activists in early-voting states, but Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is also carving out time to go to Guatemala, where he is part of a medical mission.

August 17, 2014
Raynard Jackson deplores rap glorifying "thug life and prison culture." Above: Michael Brown in video images from convenience store police say the teen robbed on night he was fatally shot. (AP Photo/Ferguson Police Department)

DOJ asked Ferguson police not to release Michael Brown video

When Ferguson police released video footage of teenager Michael Brown allegedly robbing a convenience store shortly before he was killed by a police officer, they did so against the objections of the U.S. Department of Justice.

August 16, 2014
** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, irght, address the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Firday, Jan. 31, 2014. (Associated Press)

German intelligence spied on John Kerry, Hillary Clinton: report

Although the U.S. Has taken heat from Germany after reports surfaced that the NSA had been spying in the country, a new report reveals that a German foreign intelligence agency tapped phone calls made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Hillary Clinton before him.

August 16, 2014
A member of the St. Louis County Police Department points his weapon in the direction of a group of protesters in Ferguson, Mo. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Ted Cruz weighs in on Missouri riots

Sen. Ted Cruz took to social media to urge an end to the violent riots in suburban St. Louis, extending condolences for the lives lost, defending police officers and standing up for journalists "simply doing their jobs."

August 14, 2014
FILE - This June 20, 2014, file photo shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. as he speaks at Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington. The Associated Press has tracked the movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates including Paul. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Rand Paul ducks Christian summit, parties with Alec Baldwin

New photos appearing in a New York newspaper show Sen. Rand Paul at a fundraiser Saturday with actor Alec Baldwin, after the 2016 GOP presidential hopeful bowed out of an Iowa event for religious conservatives, citing a family commitment.

August 13, 2014
** FILE ** U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, pauses as he delivers a speech to 2014 Red State Gathering attendees, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz: Conservatives will take back the country

Several GOP 2016 presidential hopefuls made public appearances in Iowa Saturday, including Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz who told conservatives to remain optimistic going into the next election cycle.

August 9, 2014