U.S. home values are at a record high and grew 6.5% over last year according to an analysis from online real estate site Zillow, per AFP. Renters also paid a record amount, 1% more in total than in 2016.

"Strong demand from buyers and the ongoing inventory shortage keep pushing values higher, especially in some of the nation's booming coastal markets," Aaron Terrazas, senior economist at Zillow, said.

Police in Iran's capital of Tehran will no longer arrest those who violate "Islamic values," and will instead "educate" them, according to the Wall Street Journal. Women have long been punished for "infractions as minor as...wearing nail polish, heavy makeup, or tying their headscarves too loosely," per the Journal.

Why it matters: This comes after Saudi Arabia ended its ban on women driving, and could indicate a shift toward moderation in the region. Some Iranians are skeptical, however, and say what matters is how the new rules are implemented, per the Journal.

Two Romanians are being charged in D.C. federal court for allegedly hacking into two-thirds of Washington, D.C.'s outdoor surveillance cameras in the weeks before President Trump's inauguration, according to the Washington Post. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu said: "This case was of the highest priority due to its impact on the Secret Service's protective mission and its potential effect on the security plan for the 2017 Presidential Inauguration."

What happened: D.C. police noticed the problem on January 12, the Post reports, and the cameras were taken offline and re-set. The hackers, Alexandru Isvanca and Eveline Cismaru, are being described "as part of a bigger extortionist hacking group," and face up to 20 years in prison if they're convicted on charges of fraud and computer crimes.

Thousands of Puerto Rico's police officers are calling in sick to protest rising tabs of owed overtime pay, AP reports. In the weeks after Hurricane Maria, officers worked 7 days a week for 12 to 15 hours at a time, lobbying groups for the police told AP.

The big picture: Demand spiked for police officers to aid in the hurricane recovery and ensure safety in cities and towns that lost power for weeks after Maria hit the island. Per AP, Puerto Rico's police department usually sees about 550 absences a day. Recently, an average of 2,700 of the island's 13,000 officers have been absent each day, and police chief Michelle Hernandez has recommended that U.S. National Guard soldiers step in to fill spots.

Instagram announced this week that posts from accounts users don't follow will start appearing in a new section of News Feeds called "Recommended for You." Users will have the option to temporarily hide posts that are recommended to them.

Why it matters: Instagram has been testing ways to expose users to a wider range of content to increase user engagement — which helps the app, and its parent company Facebook, sell ads. Earlier this month, Instagram added up a feature that would allow users to follow hashtags (topics) as well as specific accounts. The company has continually developed and customized its "Explore" section in a similar push to expand what users engage with.

ISIS has claimed three suicide bombings in Kabul that killed at least 41 people and wounded 80 more, according to Time. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said the three attacks, which hit the Afghan Voice Agency and Tebyan cultural center, "will not break the resolve of the Afghan people."

There were two other major attacks in Kabul in recent months: an ISIS-claimed attack on a local television station that killed two and wounded 20 more in November, and an October attack on a mosque that killed more than 30. White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said President Trump was briefed on the situation by Chief of Staff John Kelly.