Dec. 15 (UPI) -- California will become the first state to mandate a transition to all-electric public buses when it makes the switch by 2040.

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Pakistan, Afghanistan and China signed a pact to enhance counterterrorism security cooperation in reaffirming their relations.

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

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as prime minister of Sri Lanka, capping weeks of political tension in the country over his appointment.

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.