Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Ukrainian priests will move Saturday to a create a new Orthodox church independent of Russian ties.

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has named Mick Mulvaney his acting White House chief of staff, replacing John Kelly who is leaving the position by the end of the year.

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Women Film Critics Circle has declared "The Favourite" the Best Film About Women released in 2018.

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- On Dec. 15, 1945, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered an end to state Shintoism in Japan, a key belief of which was that the emperor was a divine being.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died last week after while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is named Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss any arguments made by President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn leading into his sentencing next week.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Aviation officials have launched an investigation into whether a drone crashed into a Boeing 737 jetliner at the U.S. border while approaching Tijuana, Mexico.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Outgoing Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed new laws Friday that strip certain powers from his Democratic successor.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- New York's chief law enforcement officer said Friday an investigation has revealed "rampant" fraud involving fish and other seafood across the state.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Venezuela's El Nacional, which struggled to stay independent amid political pressures that forced its director into exile, issued its last print edition Friday