Nation/World
Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C.
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World
Tugs tow Norway cruise ship after 463 rescued; 17 injured
STAVANGER, Norway — More than 450 passengers were airlifted off a cruise ship that got ...
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Lottery
Powerball now $750M after no winning ticket drawn
DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million ...
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World
Is it terrorism? Post attack, Muslims see double standard
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been hailed on ...
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Nation
Local photos of Jimmy Carter, who set a record today
On Friday, Jimmy Carter, who is 94, set a new record as the oldest living former president in U.S. history.
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New York
Vintage plane, soon to be a bar, tours Times Square
A vintage plane that went from flying passengers in the 1950s to running drugs in ...
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Nation
Saturday's winning $625M Powerball numbers
DES MOINES, Iowa — The numbers drawn Saturday night for the Powerball jackpot were 24, ...
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Nation
Protests erupt in Pa. after cop cleared in shooting
Shots were fired overnight through the office window of the attorney for a white police officer acquitted in the killing of an unarmed black teenager, and several hundred people gathered in protest Saturday over the verdict that left Pittsburgh a city on edge.
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World
Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
See photos of extreme weather, natural disasters and their aftermath from around the globe.
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Nation
Over 10,000 in southern Africa need help after cyclone
A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique.
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Nation
Source: Congress to see Mueller's findings Sunday
The attorney general was on pace to release his first summary of the special counsel's findings on Sunday, AP reports.
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World
French yellow vest protests in Paris avoid last week's riots
Scattered yellow vest protesters clashed with French police firing tear gas Saturday after a peaceful march through Paris, but tougher security measures and protest bans in high-risk neighborhoods prevented the kind of rioting that devastated the capital a week ago.
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Nassau
LI man imprisoned in Egypt appeals again to Trump
The Bethpage man who launched a hunger strike overseas after he was sentenced to 15 years in an Egyptian prison last September has penned another letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to demand his counterpart release the former auto shop owner before he dies.