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

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) -- 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

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Immigration officials said Friday there's been a 14 percent increase in deportations this year, but the figure trails the average under the Obama administration.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Traffic was slowed on a Florida highway early Friday when a semi truck overturned, spilled its load of shirts and shoes into the roadway and caught fire.