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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

February 27, 2016

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Kellan Howell

Articles by Kellan Howell

Over half of Americans oppose closing Guantanamo: poll

Aylan Kurdi drowning: Two men convicted of trafficking, not murder, in Syrian toddler’s death

O.J. Simpson trial: Knife found buried at estate

Joseph Pryor, Marine hopeful, discharged for role in viral Donald Trump rally video

Golden Hammer: NIH spends $1.7M to train immigrants in health habits

Joe Morici, military veteran and CVS manager, fired after taking down two burglars in Maryland store

Gun background checks: February third-biggest month in history

Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics

State Department’s cease-fire hotline: Syrian journalist calls in, operator can’t speak Arabic

‘How to move to Canada’ Google searches spike after Trump, Clinton wins on Super Tuesday

China takes disputed atoll in South China Sea

Gulcherkhra Bobokulova, nanny who decapitated child in Russia, didn’t act alone: Prosecutors

Special Ops forces capture first ISIS operative in Iraq

‘60 Minutes’ Australia crew attacked by masked men while reporting on refugee crisis

Virginia girl, 12, faces criminal charges for ‘threatening’ gun, bomb emoji use

Dutch find 10 Syrian war crimes suspects among asylum seekers

U.S. Army to use laser weapons ‘in the next seven years’

Ahmed Mohamed ‘Clockboy’ school district sues state to keep civil rights investigation private

Safyre Terry theft: woman charged with stealing money from 8-year-old burn victim’s Christmas cards

Bill Clinton blasts Marine protesting Hillary on Benghazi: ‘His mind has been poisoned by lies’