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A protester kicks the toppled statue of a Confederate soldier after it was pulled down in Durham, N.C. Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Activists on Monday evening used a rope to pull down the monument outside a Durham courthouse. The Durham protest was in response to a white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. (Casey Toth/The Herald-Sun via AP) A protester kicks the toppled statue of a Confederate soldier after it was pulled down in Durham, N.C. Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Activists on Monday evening used a rope to pull down the monument outside a Durham courthouse. The Durham protest was in response to a white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. (Casey Toth/The Herald-Sun via AP)

By Associated Press August 15, 2017 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. HOW CHARLOTTESVILLE COMPARES WITH CHARLESTON

The deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia and the mass shooting inside a South Carolina church renew pressure to take down Confederate symbols from public property.

2. DIPLOMACY SIGNALS EMANATE FROM KOREAN PENINSULA

Both Korean leaders and a U.S. military official appear willing to avert a crisis even as Pyongyang details plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam.