Friends, family and colleagues of a woman killed during racist violence in Virginia, have been remembering her at a memorial service.
32 year-old Heather Heyer died in Charlottesville after a man drove his car into a crowd of protesters, who were speaking out against a white supremacist rally.
Her mother Susan Bro had a defiant and emotional message for those who tried to silence her daughter:
A makeshift memorial to Heather Heyer. Pic: Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar via USA Today Network
Donald Trump has announced he is disbanding two high profile advisory panels.
The decision came after more top CEOs said they were quitting over the US President's response to Charlottesville.
Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2017
Trump has tweeted that "rather than putting pressure" on members of the Manufacturing Council, and the Strategy and Policy Forum, he was shutting them down.
Yesterday, the president repeated his claim that "both sides" were to blame for clashes between members of groups like the KKK and counter demonstrators.
Vice President Mike Pence says he supports the president's response:
