Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to change the party's presidential primary calendar and give more diverse states more influence in the process.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will seek to expand a controversial migrant relocation program under which refugees have been transported to Massachusetts in an upcoming legislative session, documents show.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Extreme cold temperatures blanketed parts of the Northeastern United States Saturday, plunging well below zero in many places and setting record lows in the process.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Pope Francis met with a group of internally displaced people in South Sudan's capital Juba on Saturday, calling them "the seed of a new South Sudan."

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- France, India and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced a trilateral cooperation initiative to work together on various issues, including energy and combatting climate change.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority is blocking access in the country to the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, authorities confirmed Saturday.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida on Saturday fired his executive secretary, Masoyoshi Arai, over remarks denounced as homophobic.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Families of the Halloween crowd rush victims in Seoul's Itaewon district marched Saturday to demand that an independent body be created to investigate the incident.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli military forces raided a refugee camp near the city of Jericho on the West Bank Saturday, leading to a clash with several Palestinians that resulted in multiple arrests and injuries.

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Powerball Jackpot has reached $700 million for Saturday's drawing. On Nov. 7 a ticket purchased in California broke world records by winning a $2.04 billion jackpot.