Amita Kelly
Amita Kelly is a Washington editor, where she works across beats and platforms to edit election, politics and policy news and features stories.
Previously, she was a digital editor on NPR's National and Washington Desks, where she coordinated and edited coverage for NPR.org as well as social media and audience engagement. She was also an editor and producer for NPR's newsmagazine program Tell Me More, where she covered health, politics, parenting and, once, how Korea celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
Kelly has also worked at Kaiser Health News and NBC News. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she earned her M.A., and earned a B.A. in English from Wellesley College. She is a native of Southern California, where even Santa surfs.
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Parents and educators say some schools that remained open earlier this week had major heat and plumbing issues. -
New York City was rocked Monday by an explosion in the subway beneath the Port Authority. Authorities report a single suspect in custody, and no life-threatening injuries.
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Now, we're giving you an update on the story of an explosion in midtown Manhattan. Reports shortly before 8 this morning came about an explosion close to the New York Port Authority.
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"She lived for her children, and she died for 'em," says Ward's father. -
Dispatch audio recorded from the New York Police Department as Tuesday's attack unfolded in the city reveals a dramatic — and often tense — response. -
The move stops short of declaring a national emergency, which the president had pledged to do. -
Flash floods and heavy rain are expected to continue into early next week on the already devastated island.
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"It's a team like very few people have seen," Trump said of Florida and federal officials. -
Some residents of Key Largo are now being allowed back in, but the Florida Keys are still largely without power, water, medical service and cell service. -
More than 6 million of the state's electricity customers were experiencing power outages as of Monday.
