2018 U.S. news in pictures from A to Z

N FOR NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Workers clean the road outside Saipan International Airport, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), on Oct. 30, 2018. Super Typhoon Yutu, which hit the island territories overnight last Wednesday, caused extensive damage to critical infrastructure on Saipan and Tinian islands, including the Saipan airport. (Xinhua/Gao Shan)