1. “Obama Increases Number of Syrian Refugees for U.S. Resettlement to 10,000”

2. Washington D.C.— President Obama, under increasing pressure to demonstrate that the United States is joining European nations in the effort to resettle Syrian refugees, has told his administration to take in at least 10,000 displaced Syrians over the next year. More than seven million Syrians have been displaced by a civil war that has been raging for more than four years in their homeland. Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, said in a briefing Thursday that while the administration was continuing to examine responses to a refugee crisis that has overwhelmed Europe in recent days, the president has decided to raise the number of Syrian refugees admitted to at least 10,000 in the fiscal year beginning in October. But Mr. Earnest emphasized that the president would not allow any lessening in the intense background and medical checks. Those wishing to come to the United States must apply through the United Nations, which has a presence in many refugee camps, and Mr. Earnest discouraged migrants from taking risky journeys and paying traffickers. Countries across the world are opening their borders to Syrian refugees. For example, Germany has talked about taking in more than 800,000 Syrian refugees.

3. In Other News This season's Super Bowl logo will look very different from its predecessors as the NFL ditches the Roman numerals in favor of standard Arabic numerals. The new logo will read: Super Bowl 50. The decision to drop the traditional Roman numerals was described by the NFL as a way to "elevate and celebrate the historic" 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl. Additionally, the Roman numeral for 50 is "L," which would have made the logo: Super Bowl L. This season's Super Bowl logo will look very different from its predecessors as the NFL ditches the Roman numerals in favor of standard Arabic numerals. The new logo will read: Super Bowl 50. The decision to drop the traditional Roman numerals was described by the NFL as a way to "elevate and celebrate the historic" 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl. Additionally, the Roman numeral for 50 is "L," which would have made the logo: Super Bowl L. The app police have struck again. An Alabama prosecutor posted a warning for parents about a photo-hiding app for smartphones -- and her video went viral. Pamela Casey, the district attorney for Blount County (population 58,000), published the warning on her office's Facebook page. It has attracted 1.4 million views since Tuesday. Casey showed parents how to identify the app, Private Photo (Calculator%) on their children's smartphones. The app appears to be a simple calculator, but by punching in a code it can unlock a private photo album. She urges parents in to look for Private Photo app on their children's phones and demand to know their password if they find it. The app police have struck again. An Alabama prosecutor posted a warning for parents about a photo-hiding app for smartphones -- and her video went viral. Pamela Casey, the district attorney for Blount County (population 58,000), published the warning on her office's Facebook page. It has attracted 1.4 million views since Tuesday. Casey showed parents how to identify the app, Private Photo (Calculator%) on their children's smartphones. The app appears to be a simple calculator, but by punching in a code it can unlock a private photo album. She urges parents in to look for Private Photo app on their children's phones and demand to know their password if they find it.