The white supremacist charged with killing a protester in Charlottesville didn't make it past basic training in the U.S. Army, a spokesperson told The Daily Beast on Sunday. James A. Fields reported for basic training in August 2015. “He was, however, released from active duty due to a failure to meet training standards in December of 2015,” Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Johnson said. “As a result he was never awarded a military occupational skill nor was he assigned to a unit outside of basic training.”

Vice President Mike Pence stood up for President Trump on Sunday night amid mounting criticism of the president’s response to recent violence in Charlottesville. With many questioning why the president did not explicitly condemn white supremacists after Saturday’s “pro-white” rally ended in bloodshed, Pence defended Trump’s remarks on the incident as “sincere” and “from the heart.” “President Trump clearly and unambiguously condemned the bigotry, violence, and hatred which took place on the streets of Charlottesville,” he said during a visit to Colombia. “I will say I take issue with the fact that many in the national media spent more time criticizing the president’s words than they did criticizing those that perpetrated the violence to begin with,” he said. “We should be putting the attention where it belongs,” he said, denouncing “extremist groups” and stressing that the White House has “no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists, neo-Nazis, or the KKK.”

Internet company GoDaddy says it is giving neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer the boot after months of criticism for providing the site with a domain name. The final straw seems to have been a post published Sunday in which the white supremacist site used obscene language to mock a woman killed following a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville on Saturday. Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal, was mowed down by an alleged white supremacist following a violent “pro-white” rally. The incident is under investigation by the Justice Department as a possible hate crime. GoDaddy has yet to provide further details on its decision to evict The Daily Stormer, but said on Twitter the neo-Nazi site had been given “24 hours to move the domain to another provider, as they have violated our terms of service.” GoDaddy reportedly served as the website’s domain name registrar through its subsidiary, Domains by Proxy, for four years, having previously dismissed concerns over the site’s racist and anti-Semitic content.

At least 17 people were killed late Sunday when suspected Islamic extremists stormed an upscale Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso. Gun battles continued throughout the night as security forces sought to rescue hostages reportedly being held in the Aziz Istanbul restaurant, which is popular among foreign tourists. Communication Minister Remi Dandjinou told journalists the victims were thought to include many tourists, with one of them identified as a French citizen. At least eight people were also injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Three men were shot at “point blank” range on Sunday night while attending a car show and racing event in Wisconsin. Two of the victims died at the scene, while the third died en route to the hospital, authorities said. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said no suspects were in custody after the shooting at an event called “Larry’s Fun Fest” at Great Lakes Dragaway. Police have not yet determined a motive. “We’re not aware of any altercations that happened earlier. At this point we’re not aware of exactly what caused this,” Beth was cited as saying by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The victims were identified as Illinois residents, though no further details were given.

Netflix Inc. has recruited television producer Shonda Rhimes to develop new shows for the streaming service as part of a multiyear exclusive agreement. Rhimes, who brought ABC at least $2 billion in revenue with hits like Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy, will continue her involvement with ABC shows already on the air and in development but will move her production company to Netflix, The Wall Street Journal reports. “I’m thrilled by the idea of a world where I’m not caught in the necessary grind of network television,” Rhimes told the Journal, adding that Netflix would provide “larger creative freedom.” The news comes as Netflix ramps up efforts to break free from its reliance on Hollywood studios, having recently recruited movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen and former late-night star David Letterman to create exclusive content.

An drunk American tourist was assaulted after he gave a Nazi salute multiple times in the German city of Dresden on Saturday, police said. The 41-year-old man, whose name was not released, suffered minor injuries and is being investigated because German law bans the display of Nazi-era symbols and imagery. Earlier this month, two Chinese tourists were arrested for giving Nazi salutes outside the German parliament building in Berlin.

Two gunmen shot and killed two men on the front steps of a Chicago church Sunday morning. A 34-year-old usher and a 46-year-old churchgoer were both pronounced dead at the hospital. The gunmen approached the church on foot wearing bandanas, and police are searching for suspects after the shooters fled the scene in an SUV. Reports say seven shots were fired.

Annabelle: Creation won the weekend box office, earning an estimated $35 million in the U.S. and Canada. The horror film, directed by David F. Sandberg, is loosely based on real life paranormal investigators' stories of a possessed doll that terrorizes families. Studio expectations for the film were estimated at $25 million to $30 million. Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk was No 2. this weekend.