Dec. 15 (UPI) -- For the fifth week in a row, protesters took the streets in Paris but in a calmer manner and with fewer numbers.

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) -- A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, ruled Friday that the Affordable Care Act, specifically its individual mandate, is unconstitutional.

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

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Saturday that Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will be leaving the post.

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.