Warnock compared Netanyahu to segregationist George Wallace in 2016 sermon denouncing Israeli prime minister

EXCLUSIVE: NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPAS) will kick off the New Year celebrating emerging Israeli filmmakers and talent with a virtual film fest.

Also on this day: Former President George Washington is eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Jack Johnson becomes the first Black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson issues a proclamation authorizing the government to take over operation of the nation’s railroads.

Also on this day: The first known commemoration of Christmas on Dec. 25 takes place in Rome.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced early Monday morning that overnight his state removed a statue of Confederate president Robert E.

A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.  In a ruling issued Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill cited the immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space amid the "unique and unprecedented situation" brought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.The trial is scheduled for March 2021.

Also on this day: During the American Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington leads his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter.A coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pa.

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has backtracked on criminal sentencing enhancements, just days after announcing he would get rid of them with "no exceptions" in a short-lived policy. Enhancements are policies that make certain behaviors extra punishable under specific circumstances, like speeding in a school zone or committing a crime while having a prior conviction.

George Clooney‘s parenting techniques on his twins might be a bit different than his accomplished 42-year-old wife, Amal‘s, but they are no less fun! The Midnight Sky actor, 59, stopped by The Graham Norton Show for the December 18 episode to dish on his new project and his twins, Alexander and Ella, 3. “They are clearly my wife’s children,” George confessed to host Graham Norton. “They’re three and speak fluent Italian and they are way ahead.”

A San Francisco committee is recommending the removal of former President Abraham Lincoln's name from a high school due to his past treatment of Native Americans. Lincoln High School was one of many that the San Francisco School Names Advisory Committee found to have a problematic title, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Christmas crowds in central Glasgow.The six-year-old from Rutherglen grabbed a busker’s mic for an impromptu rendition of a seasonal Scots poem she learned in school.As well as getting a standing ovation in George Square, a video shot by beaming mum Kerry-Ann has now reached a global audience.Karla Rose was watching the busker play when he offered her his mic and a bashful Karla accepted.As she began her rendition of a festive poem, she drew the attention of passers-by who were keen to cheer her

Another year, another royal family Christmas card. Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are featured in a new card for the 2020 holiday season.

Prince William and Kate Middleton got their little ones into the holiday spirit for a night at the theater none of us will soon forget. The couple’s adorable children George, 7, Charlotte, 5, and Louis, 2, walked hand-in-hand with their mom and dad, as they appeared on the red carpet together for the first time.

The owner of a Minneapolis hair salon that was burned down during riots over the death of George Floyd denounced Friday the newly approved plan by city leaders to slash the police budget. The Minneapolis City Council passed a budget Thursday that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs.  "We need police.

Ben Affleck is no stranger to George Clooney. Affleck was on Clooney’s radar for years.

Ben Affleck and George Clooney are teaming up once again!A source confirms to ET that Affleck is in negotiations to star in Clooney's upcoming adaptation of The two stars previously won the Best Picture Oscar together for their work on Set to be directed by Clooney, Amazon Studios' is based on J.R. Moehringer’s coming-of-age story.

Ben Affleck and George Clooney are teaming up once again!A source confirms to ET that Affleck is in negotiations to star in Clooney's upcoming adaptation of The two stars previously won the Best Picture Oscar together for their work on Set to be directed by Clooney, Amazon Studios' is based on J.R. Moehringer’s coming-of-age story.

Dave McNary Film ReporterBen Affleck is being considered to star in George Clooney’s feature film version of J.R. Moehringer’s coming-of-age story “The Tender Bar: A Memoir” for Amazon Studios.Affleck and Clooney worked together as producers on “Argo,” which won them and Clooney’s producing partner Grant Heslov an Academy Award for best picture.Clooney and Heslov are producing “The Tender Bar” through their Smokehouse Pictures banner along with Ted Hope.

Ben Affleck is in talks with Amazon to star in George Clooney’s upcoming drama “The Tender Bar,” which is based on the J.R. Moehringer memoir and would be the first direct collaboration between the two Oscar winners.While Clooney and Affleck won Oscars together as producers on the latter’s Best Picture-winning 2012 film “Argo,” the two actors have never shared the screen or worked in an actor/director capacity together.