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AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — An official says rescue workers have been forced to suspend their search for the night at the site of a collapsed hotel in the central Italy town of Amatrice (ah-mah-TREE'-chay) brought down by yesterday's earthquake. It's believed about 70 people had been staying in the Hotel Roma. Five bodies have been pulled from the rubble so far. Rescue operations were put on hold because the effort is considered too dangerous during darkness. Other searches are continuing into the night. The death toll overall is at least 159.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least one person is dead and another 18 have been wounded by an attack carried out by extremists at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. AP photographer Massoud Hossaini was in a classroom with 15 students when he heard an explosion on the southern flank of the campus. Someone shot at him when he looked out a window. The students barricaded themselves inside the classroom.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll campaign actively this fall to send Democrat Hillary Clinton the White House. And he says he'll urge the supporters of his former presidential campaign to help Democrats take back a majority in the Senate. As far as his future, Sanders says he's leaning toward seeking re-election as an independent senator from Vermont in 2018. He turns 75 on Sept. 8.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association is making plans to help Donald Trump. The NRA's political victory fund has reserved about $2.7 million in TV commercials from the week of Sept. 5 through the week of Oct. 18. Most ads are set to begin Sept. 20. Like the Republican presidential nominee's campaign, the NRA is focusing on Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The group also will advertise across the country.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Two officers in a suburban Denver police department that's under federal investigation are no longer allowed to train recruits after taking them to play "Pokemon Go" instead of teaching them. The Denver Post reports that a pair of Commerce City officers were removed from field training duties last week after their superiors found they were playing the popular game that involves searching for virtual creatures in real-world locations.
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