Amanda Watts - Senior News Editor
Amanda Watts
Senior News Editor
Amanda Watts is a senior news editor for the National Desk. Since joining CNN in 2008, she has worked on stories in all regions of the country. Thanks to a keen sense of organization, Amanda has never worn the same outfit twice.
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A timeline of the missing Massachusetts mother Ana Walshe and her husband Brian Walshe
May 03, 2023
Using information from a criminal affidavit, police, prosecutors and defense attorneys, CNN assembled a timeline of the couple’s movements and actions, from his earlier legal trouble to her recent disappearance.
Florida animal welfare bill would ban dogs from sticking heads out car window
Feb 25, 2023
A new bill in Florida might mean no more joyrides for Fido.
Michigan State to ease back into classes and athletics as students and staff continue to grapple with horror of mass shooting
Feb 17, 2023
After the Michigan State University community was paralyzed by a horrific mass shooting that killed three students, injured five others and halted campus activity, the school will begin to resume athletic and academic life, as many are still struggling to make sense of the tragedy.
Family of man fatally shot by a Columbus police officer files a civil complaint after his August death
Feb 17, 2023
The family of Donovan Lewis filed a civil complaint against the officers involved in his August 2022 death, according to family attorney Rex Elliot.
Michigan State gunman had a list of other targets and extra ammunition when police found him, authorities said
Feb 17, 2023
The shooter who killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five others had plans and plenty of ammunition to carry out more attacks, authorities revealed Thursday.
The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
Feb 15, 2023
Like many scenes of carnage at US schools, the deadly rampage at Michigan State University forced students to jump out windows and run for their lives. Some heroic classmates risked their lives to help others.
Sole winner of November’s $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot is announced
Feb 14, 2023
The sole winner of November’s record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was named Tuesday at a news conference in California.
Memphis firefighters union defends EMTs in Tyre Nichols case, says they weren’t given ‘adequate information’
Feb 14, 2023
The president of the firefighters union in Memphis, Tennessee is defending the actions of EMTs involved in the Tyre Nichols case.
Arrest made in the death of a ‘beloved’ New Jersey kindergarten teacher found buried in a shallow grave, prosecutors say
Feb 10, 2023
An arrest has been made in the death of a New Jersey kindergarten teacher found buried in a shallow grave, and a warrant has been issued for a second person in connection with her death, prosecutors said Friday.
Shreveport police chief mourns an unarmed Black man shot dead by one of his officers as state police investigate
Feb 07, 2023
Louisiana authorities are investigating the deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by a Shreveport officer and hope eventually to release police footage of the encounter, said state police leading a probe of the encounter.
Florida teen pleads guilty in 2021 stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey
Feb 06, 2023
Aiden Fucci, the Florida teenager who stabbed 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey more than 100 times in 2021 has pleaded guilty to first degree murder, according to the 7th Judicial Circuit court clerk.
No charges will be filed against the Ohio officers who fatally shot a man suspected of burglary while cleaning out his dead grandmother’s home, prosecutor says
Feb 04, 2023
No charges will be filed against the Ohio police officers who shot and killed a man who had been suspected of burglary while cleaning out his dead grandmother’s home, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced Friday.
Barrett Strong, Motown singer and songwriter, dead at 81
Jan 30, 2023
Barrett Strong, the voice and songwriter behind Motown Records’ first hit, has died, according to a post from The Motown Museum.
US skier Kyle Smaine killed in avalanche in Japan aged 31
Jan 30, 2023
US skier Kyle Smaine has died in an avalanche in Japan aged 31, according to a post from his wife on Instagram.
