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Hoax photo of ICE arrest puts Latinos on edge

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - A photo that purports to show border patrol agents arresting someone in front of a New Jersey business is a digitally altered fake, officials said. Morristown officials say it's unclear where photo being circulated on social media came from or why it was created. "It's clearly a scare tactic and it's being superimposed in front of Latino businesses," said Morristown Mayor Timothy Dougherty. The Democratic mayor said some Latino residents have been afraid to send their children to school or visit local businesses because they worry they will be detained. He also said they shouldn't be afraid to call police if they need help. He said Morristown will not participate in the federal government's 287(g) program, in which the Department of Homeland Security trains local law enforcement to perform the work of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Morristown officials issued a statement Tuesday saying they have "persistently shown support for all members of the community and will continue to implement fair and welcoming policies." Dougherty said he's also heard of scams in other municipalities where people take advantage of immigrants by posing as ICE agents in order to extort money from them. About one-third of the population in Morristown, about 30 miles west of New York City, is Hispanic. http://dlvr.it/NWKjjZ

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Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom break up to take 'loving space'

Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom are breaking up after about a year together. Representatives for Perry and Bloom released a statement Wednesday saying the couple "are taking respectful, loving space at this time." Bloom's film credits include "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. He was previously married to supermodel Miranda Kerr. Perry is currently promoting her new single "Chained to the Rhythm" and has had hits with "I Kissed a Girl" and "California Gurls." http://dlvr.it/NWJTC7

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Waldorf Astoria hotel closed for condo makeover

NEW YORK (AP) - The word "grand" matched few hotels in the world better than New York City's Waldorf Astoria, but this bastion of gilded splendor is now closing for two to three years for a transformative makeover. The last guests were checking out by noon Wednesday after enjoying the rich Art Deco style of the old Waldorf one last time. When the building reopens, it will still have a hotel, but hundreds of its 1,400 guest rooms will have been converted into privately owned condominiums, according to a spokesman for the Anbang Insurance Group, the Chinese company that bought the storied hotel for nearly $2 billion in 2015. The exterior is protected by law as a New York City landmark, but some fans are still nervous about the future. "I've been watching New York disappear in front of my eyes," lamented Shade Rupe, 48, an author and actor who visited the hotel's lobby this week for one last look around. Wrapping his arms around an entrance pillar, he noted that the ever-changing city has a history of devouring its own landmarks. "There's so little of what we've known as iconic New York left, and as soon as you say the Waldorf Astoria, that's like saying the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. It's huge!" The Waldorf Astoria's history dates to 1893, but its original home was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. The "new" Waldorf Astoria's more than 40 stories opened on Park Avenue in 1931, built at a cost topping $40 million ($639 million in today's dollars) making it one of the world's largest and most expensive hotels at the time. It has welcomed well-heeled guests including every American president - in the Presidential Suite, of course, behind bulletproof glass windows. Those who slept in luxury at the Waldorf over the years have included celebrities from Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly to Cole Porter, who left his Steinway ivories behind. It was a regular stop for foreign heads of state, royalty and corporate kings. Long-term residents have included former presidents Herbert Hoover and Dwight Eisenhower and U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The hotel also lent its name to the Waldorf salad, a mix of dressed apples, celery, grapes and walnuts that's become an American standard. Plans for the renovation are still not finalized, but some in the hotel industry said the new Waldorf will mirror the concept of New York's Plaza hotel, which was renovated a decade ago into a mix of private apartments and a smaller hotel. Anbang bought the Waldorf in 2015 from Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., which continues to operate it. "This can be a great real estate transaction, if they can get enough money selling the condominium units to cover the purchase price," said Bjorn Hanson, professor of hospitality and tourism management at New York University. About 1,500 hotel employees are being laid off due to the closure. Two hotel regulars, Rebecca Ward, 50, and her fiance, Martin Murphy, 51, of Orlando, Florida, returned for two days before the closure to celebrate their engagement. Murphy proposed to Ward in front of the hotel's giant lobby clock a month earlier. "We wanted to stay here for the last night of the Waldorf," said Murphy. As renovation work starts, the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission must vote on whether to officially preserve certain interior details of the building including the "wheel of life" created from 140,000 marble tiles above the Park Avenue entrance, the grand ballroom and the Art Deco lobby with its huge, chiseled tower supporting a diminutive Statue of Liberty. The exterior already is landmarked. As for the upcoming changes under Chinese ownership, Ward said, "I'm very sad. I think this is an American institution and I think it should stay American." But the couple said the modernization won't keep them from returning to the Waldorf when it reopens. http://dlvr.it/NWHtLD

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Orphaned manatee calf starts her new life in the wild

Almost three years after she was rescued, a manatee has returned to Florida's natural waters. Amidst cheers and bittersweet tears, SeaWorld Orlando's Rescue Team returned Blanche to Port St. John, Florida and watched her swim away, ready to begin her life in the wild. SeaWorld posted a video of the proud moment, and Blanche's journey to get there on their Facebook page. On July 21, 2014, Blanche was an orphan calf, estimated to be only two weeks old, when she was found swimming alone in the Indian River. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rescued her, and brought her to SeaWorld Orlando. She weighed just 48 pounds and measured 48 inches in length. Blanche required around-the-clock care, including regular bottle feedings. SeaWorld says the orphaned manatee calf responded well to the immediate care she received and continued to thrive at the rehabilitation center. As months--then years--passed, Blanche continued to get stronger and gain weight. According to SeaWorld's rescue team, one of the most critical components to manatee rehabilitation is weight gain. Rescued orphaned manatees must weigh at least 600 pounds before they can be considered strong candidates for return by the Florida Fish and Wildlife. Today, as she swims away to her new life of freedom, Blanche weighs an amazing and healthy 775 pounds. SeaWorld Orlando's Rescue Team and FWC recorded Blanche's final measurements moments before release and fitted her with a belt that will allow the Sea to Shore Alliance to monitor her success and track her path in the wild. Blanche is the sixth rehabilitated manatee SeaWorld has released to the natural environment this year. http://dlvr.it/NWGZ90

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YouTube launching LIVE TV service

People fed up with paying for cable the traditional way will soon be able to subscribe to it from YouTube. The Google-owned site known for cat videos and do-it-yourself makeup tutorials is the latest company to offer a version of cable that looks and feels more like Netflix. SPOILER ALERT: No missing your favorite shows or live sports again! Introducing YouTube TV. Coming soon to the US → https://t.co/5M29Z0M7bO pic.twitter.com/Gq7W9vJXbW-- YouTube (@YouTube) February 28, 2017 Subscribers will be charged $35 per month for six accounts, per family. Service will include unlimited DVR cloud storage so users can record as many shows as they'd like. Anyone with access to YouTube, will have access to a YouTube TV account which can be viewed on any device. FOX Business, FOX News, Disney, ESPN and NatGeo are among the many networks that are partnering with YouTube TV. A start date has not been announced. With the Associated Press http://dlvr.it/NWF9Dy

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Deadly storm that sparked 24 tornadoes heads East

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A spring-like storm system that killed at least three people as it spawned tornadoes and destroyed more than 100 homes in the central U.S. rumbled eastward Wednesday, putting about 95 million people in its path, forecasters said. 24 tornadoes were reported yesterday, 162 Wind Reports, 239 Hail Reports; totaling 425 reports. So far the most active severe wx day in 2017 pic.twitter.com/8UrTMgre3n-- Michael Ventrice (@MJVentrice) March 1, 2017 The compact but strong storms, known as supercells, moved into the region on Tuesday and have raked parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. Meanwhile, wind-whipped wildfires destroyed homes in Texas. Forecasters with the Storm Prediction Center said the storm system appeared headed toward the mid-Atlantic states and southern New England, and that New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. could be affected. The storm system killed at least two people in Illinois and one in Missouri. In Arkansas, emergency managers said 10 to 15 people were injured in White County, about 45 miles northeast of Little Rock, and minor injuries were reported at a prison in the northeastern part of the state. In Illinois, state Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson said a person was killed by a tree that was uprooted by a tornado in Ottawa, about 70 miles southwest of Chicago. Minor injuries were also reported at a nursing home there. Thompson said it wasn't known how many people were hurt by the storm, but that it was relatively few. "We had some damage reported in several counties, both in the north-central part of the state as well as the southern part of the state," Thompson said. About 225 miles south of Ottawa, near Crossville, Illinois, an apparent tornado struck a building near a house, killing a 71-year-old man and injuring his wife, White County Coroner Chris Marsh said. Another person was killed when a tornado blew his vehicle off a highway near Perryville, Missouri, which is about 65 miles southeast of St. Louis. Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Justin Wheatley said crews have determined that nearly 110 homes in Perry County were destroyed in the storm. About 20 people in the county suffered minor injuries. Hundreds of people, including many schoolchildren, took shelter at Bald Knob High School in Arkansas after a tornado warning was posted for the area. Emergency managers said Wednesday that the storm damaged 40 homes in the county. The Bald Knob storm was part of the same system that produced a wall cloud near Mayflower, Arkansas, which was hit in 2014 by a tornado with winds approaching 200 mph. The storm crossed Interstate 40 between Little Rock and Conway, but there were no reports that a funnel cloud touched down. Tornadoes may have touched down Wednesday in and near Nashville, Tennessee. Weather service meteorologist Sam Herron said there had been numerous reports of scattered damage across the central part of the state and reports of a possible tornado near the Cool Springs mall south of Nashville. The city's Emergency Operations Center tweeted that damage to power lines and trees indicated that another tornado may have touched down in the city. The Storm Prediction Center had warned that some of Tuesday's storms would track over long distances. The Arkansas storm held together for more than 100 miles, though it didn't produce tornadoes along its entire path. Forecasters said there were more than 500 reports of tornadoes, damaging winds and hail from Arkansas into the Ohio Valley. Strong winds elsewhere in the Plains spread wildfires in Texas. Four homes were destroyed near Tulia, about 50 miles south of Amarillo, before firefighters beat back the flames. Texas A&M Forest Service spokesman Phillip Truitt said the fire prompted the evacuation of almost 1,200 homes. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. http://dlvr.it/NWCjhZ

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2nd death in Illinois blamed on severe storms

Authorities say a second person in Illinois was killed by the severe storm system that swept through the Midwest and spawned tornados. White County Coroner Chris Marsh said Wednesday that the system moving through the central U.S. Tuesday and Wednesday spawned a twister that struck a small building near a house in the Crossville area, which is in southeastern Illinois near the border with Indiana. It killed a 71-year-old man and injured his wife. The system has been blamed for killing at least two other people, including one who was struck by an uprooted tree in the central Illinois community of Ottawa and another who was killed by an apparent tornado that tore through Perry County, Missouri, about 80 miles south of St. Louis. The storms also battered parts of Indiana as they moved eastward into Ohio and states to the south. http://dlvr.it/NWBDHY

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Ash Wednesday marks start of Lent

Wednesday is the beginning of the somber Lenten season in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is marked, literally, with ashes on the faithful's foreheads. Priests will be distributing the burned palm leaves mixed with holy water by making the sign of the cross on each person's forehead during Mass. At St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, priests will be blessing those who attend during the Christian ritual on an on-going basis from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The placing of the ashes is accompanied by the priest saying something along the lines of "from dust, and to dust, you shall return. The season of Lent lasts for 40 days and culminates with Easter Sunday. http://dlvr.it/NW7pMs

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Two officers shot in southwest Houston

Two officers were shot and have been taken to Ben Taub Hospital and Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center, the Houston Police Department has confirmed. HPD Chief Art Acevedo says one suspect is still outstanding and should be considered armed and dangerous. The suspect is described as a man wearing dark clothing and a blue bandana. A reward has been doubled to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Chief Acevedo also says three homes were burglarized and the suspect who was killed had been involved in at least one burglary A shelter-in-place order for the following boundaries was lifted before 3:40 p.m. Tuesday: south of Bellfort Avenue west of Gessner Drive north of West Airport Boulevard east of Beltway 8/Sam Houston Tollway Officers approached a home after a reported burglary, sources tell FOX 26 News reporter Isiah Carey. Mayor Sylvester Turner says the suspects were still in the area when officers arrived and shooting broke out. Two officers were shot. One of the officers was shot multiple times and suffered a shot to his spine. One of the suspects is dead. Officer Jose Munoz, who has served with HPD for ten years, was taken to Ben Taub Hospital and is in stable condition with a foot injury that is not life-threatening. Officer Ronny Cortez, who has served with HPD for 24 years, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center and is listed in critical condition. As a result of the search for the suspect, the following schools were locked down until around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday: Valley West Elementary Gross Elementary Welch Middle School The Houston Community College Brays Oaks Campus was also locked down as a precaution and later closed for the day, but is expected to open on Wednesday morning and resume its normal hours of operation. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg expressed her thoughts and prayers for the officers. "Our thoughts are with the two officers shot in the line of duty today while responding to a burglary. Our prayers go out to them and their families," Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. "This tragedy underlines in red the fact that burglary can be a violent crime and that burglars pose a significant threat to property owners and first responders." http://dlvr.it/NW75zh

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Presidential Trump says 'join forces' for new greatness

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Heralding a "new chapter of American greatness," President Donald Trump issued a broad call for overhauling the nation's health care system and significantly boosting military spending Tuesday night, swapping his trademark pugnaciousness and personal insults for a more restrained tone as he addressed Congress for the first time. In an appeal to American optimism, Trump declared, "The time for small thinking is over." Still, he employed dark language to describe the threat posed by "radical Islamic terrorism" -- a term his own national security adviser rejects as inflammatory -- and warned against "reckless" and "uncontrolled entry" of refugees and immigrants from countries with ties to extremist groups. In an hour-long address, Trump defended his early actions in office and ignored the missteps that have set even his allies in Washington on edge. He outlined a populist agenda centered on promises to compel companies to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. He was unusually measured and embraced the pomp and tradition of a presidential address to Congress. The president was greeted by enthusiastic applause as he entered the House chamber, though it was filled with Democrats who vigorously oppose his policies and many Republicans who never expected him to be elected. Most Republican lawmakers have rallied around him since the election, hopeful that he will act on the domestic priorities they saw blocked during President Barack Obama's eight years in office. Topping that list is undoing Obama's signature health care law and replacing the sweeping measure. Trump offered a basic blueprint of his priorities, including ensuring that those with pre-existing conditions have access to coverage, allowing people to buy insurance across state lines and offering tax credits and expanded health savings accounts to help Americans purchase coverage. He suggested he would get rid of the current law's requirement that all Americans carry insurance coverage, saying that "mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for America." Making a direct appeal for bipartisanship, Trump turned to Democrats and said, "Why not join forces to finally get the job done and get it done right?" InsideGov | Graphiq Democrats, now firmly ensconced in the minority, sat silently while Republicans stood and cheered. Some wore blue, pro-health care buttons that read "Protect our care," and dozens of Democratic women wore white in honor of the suffrage movement. Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear took a populist tenor in Democrats' formal response after the speech, accusing Trump of planning to "rip affordable health insurance" from Americans and being "Wall Street's champion." Trump was vague in his call for tax reform, another Republican priority. He promised "massive tax relief for the middle class" and a reduction in corporate tax rates, but glossed over how he would offset the cuts. The president also urged Congress to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure package financed through both public and private capital. "The time has come for a new program of national rebuilding," he said. Trump sent unexpectedly mixed messages on immigration, one of his signature campaign issues. He pledged to vigorously target people living in the U.S. illegally who "threaten our communities and prey on our citizens." But he told news anchors before his speech that he was open to legislation that could provide a pathway to legal status, and he told Congress he believed "real and positive immigration reform is possible." First lady Melania Trump sat with special guests who were on hand to amplify the president's agenda, including the family members of people killed by immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The widow of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia also sat alongside Mrs. Trump, a reminder of the president's well-received nomination of federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill Scalia's seat. Graphiq The majority of Trump's address centered on the domestic, economic-focused issues that were at the center of his presidential campaign. His national security message centered largely on a call for significantly boosting military spending and taking strong but unspecified measures to protect the nation from "radical Islamic terrorism." Underscoring the human cost of those efforts, Trump honored Chief Special Warrant Officer William "Ryan" Owens, who was killed in a raid in Yemen during his first days in office. Owens' widow sat in the guest box with tears streaming down her face as the crowd stood and applauded at length. RELATED: Widow of Navy SEAL emotional during Trump's speech Owens' death, as well as the killing of several civilians, have raised questions about the effectiveness of the raid. Owens' father, Bill, has refused to meet with Trump, has called for an investigation into the raid's planning and has criticized the administration for its timing. Pushing back against the criticism, the president said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had assured him that the operation generated "large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." Graphiq Trump also voiced support for NATO but reiterated his call for partner countries to meet their financial obligations to the military alliance. Trump has previously called NATO "obsolete," setting some allies on edge about his commitment to the partnership. The president opened his remarks by condemning the recent threats against Jewish community centers and a fatal shooting in Kansas being investigated as a hate crime. The president had received criticism from some civil rights groups who had accused him of being slow in denouncing the violent acts. Graphiq ___ AP writers Catherine Lucey and Vivian Salama contributed to this report. ___ Follow Julie Pace at http://twitter.com/jpaceDC http://dlvr.it/NW75m6

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Case against infamous 86-year-old jewel thief stalls due to medical condition

An 86-year-old woman, who is a self-proclaimed international jewel thief, said she is too sick to stand trial in her latest arrests her in Georgia. Police arrested Doris Payne back in December after investigators said she tried to steal a $2,000 necklace from a store in Dunwoody. WATCH: The odd statement her caregiver made in response That was just 14 months after she was arrested in Atlanta when police said they caught her lifting pricey earrings from Phipps Plaza. RELATED: Atlanta police nab 85-year-old international jewel thief Well now a Fulton County judge has placed Payne's 2015 case on a dead docket due to her undisclosed medical condition. That means her Atlanta shoplifting trial is on indefinite hold. RELATED: Infamous 86-year-old jewel thief bonds out of jail http://dlvr.it/NW6Kds

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Widow of Navy SEAL emotional at Trump speech

President Donald Trump's address to Congress took an emotional turn as he introduced the widow of a Navy SEAL killed last month in a raid in Yemen. A teary-eyed Carryn Owens took deep breaths and wept as the joint chamber offered a long standing ovation in the memory of William "Ryan" Owens -- something Trump later joked may have broken a record. Trump said that Defense Secretary Mattis confirmed, "Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." Trump said Owens "laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom -- we will never forget him." Three other U.S. service members were wounded. http://dlvr.it/NVwsWb

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NYC to add dozens of homeless shelters

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City would open about 90 new homeless shelters in five years under a plan unveiled Tuesday, sharply increasing shelters but winding down a practice of putting up some of the city's near-record number of homeless people in hotels and private apartments. The $300 million plan marks Mayor Bill de Blasio's latest effort to deal with a stubborn surge in homelessness in the last decade. With roughly 60,000 homeless people now spending their nights in shelters and thousands more on the streets, city officials say increasing shelters will provide more services, better conditions and potentially higher prospects of moving on than the hotel rooms and apartments that now make up part of the shelter system. Yet even if everything in the plan comes to pass, the homeless shelter population would drop only by a projected 2,500 people by 2021. "Is it everything we want it to be? No. It's an honest goal," said the Democratic mayor, who emphasized that his plan would aim to keep people as close as possible to the neighborhoods they called home. It's not immediately clear where the city would seek to put 90 new shelters, while also expanding 30 existing ones. New shelters, and plans for them, have encountered neighborhood resistance in the past. There are currently nearly 300. The plan would add $300 million to the city's $89.6 billion, 10-year capital budget, officials said. But since the city would stand to save money on hotels and apartments while spending money on new shelters, budget director Dean Fuleihan said the plan would mainly reallocate, not necessarily add to, the annual operating budget for homelessness services, which stands at $1.3 billion this year; de Blasio has proposed to raise it to $2.3 billion next year. The overall city operating budget is over $84 billion this year. The city would end its use of hotel rooms to shelter the homeless by 2023 and its similar use of private apartments, some of which have been slammed for poor conditions, by 2021. The apartment deadline was pushed back from an earlier date of 2018 after officials concluded it would only end up boosting the pricey use of hotels. The shelter population has jumped by about 70 percent in a decade in New York City, which is required by decades-old legal agreements to provide shelter to everyone seeking it. While the federal government said in 2015 that homelessness had declined on a national level in the previous five years, it has increased in recent years in some places, for reasons likely including rents rising ahead of incomes. Los Angeles and Hawaii recently declared homelessness a state of emergency in 2015. In 2013, the nightly number of people in shelter in New York topped 50,000 for the first time since record-keeping began in the 1980s, though then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg had promised to reduce homelessness by two-thirds. But the number has risen over 10 percent since de Blasio took office in 2014, hitting a recent peak of over 60,700 last fall. The issue has been particularly thorny for a mayor whose campaign emphasized affordable housing and reducing income inequality. Administration officials have said the number of homeless would be higher without various initiatives they've launched or furthered, including rental assistance, legal aid for tenants fighting eviction and a program called HomeStat, which tasks workers with making repeated daily contact with the homeless. Some 690 people have come into shelter and stayed off the street in a year, de Blasio said. http://dlvr.it/NVtCxN

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Long Island woman has tended to slave's grave since 1954

Eleanor Morris Lingo, 90, has visited the Old Burying Ground in Southold, Long Island, for the past six decades. As a young girl, she'd walk past the cemetery on her way to school, paying close attention to one stone. "I used to read the tombstones, and one day I saw a little stone there that said 'negro slave lady,'" she said. Eleanor didn't know who the slave lady was or where she was from, but there was a connection. They were both African American. When Eleanor's mother passed away in 1954, she decided to make two holiday wreaths. One for her mom buried in the same cemetery and the other for the slave lady she never knew. Eleanor anonymously decorated the grave for 36 years. It wasn't until her sister spoke with the town historian did she learn Bloom was a young deaf girl abandoned by the British. She died in 1810. Eleanor, who will be 91 in April, leaves wreaths for her parents each Christmas and never forgets who she calls the "little slave lady." She has no children, but her niece has promised to carry on the tradition of visiting Bloom's grave. It's a deal they made so she will never be forgotten. "To me, it means something," Eleanor said. "I will continue to the day I pass on." http://dlvr.it/NVsd2k

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Your rights as an immigrant, regardless of status

With the recent raids the immigrant community is scared and confused. If you are in this country illegally, know you have constitutional rights like anyone else. A lawyer outlined what you should and shouldn't do if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents come knocking at your door. The raids have created a state of panic and uncertainty among the immigrant community. ICE has made hundreds of arrests, including more than 40 in New York. Trial attorney Misty Marris says many people are confused and don't know that they have rights that protect them. She says you have the same rights as you would in any criminal investigation. The U.S. Constitution does apply to anyone in the country, regardless of legal status. If ICE shows up to your house, you don't have to open the door unless the agents have a valid warrant. If they have a warrant, you must let them in. If they do not, you don't have to speak to them, Marris says. You have the right to remain silent. Do not answer any questions or give them any information like which country you are from. If you are detained by ICE or other law enforcement, invoke your Fifth Amendment right and ask immediately to speak to an attorney, Marris says. Marris says that if an agent asks to see your documentation, never hand over fake documents. Doing so is a crime. She says showing fake documentation is obstructing justice, which can result in felony charges. However, if you are in the United States legally, such as with a green card or other valid permit or visa, you can and should show them the paperwork or ID. Before you sign anything, talk to a lawyer. You have the right to refuse to sign any document that is handed to you, she says. It is absolutely critical that you see a lawyer before you sign any papers, Marris says. The Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights says you have the right to record a raid or interactions with ice. You can later use this in your defense. Also the coalition recommends you memorize the number of the consulate or embassy of your native country in case you are detained or arrested so that they can assist you. Remember: every case is different. If you have any concerns, the best thing to do is contact a lawyer so you know where you stand regarding your case. http://dlvr.it/NVs6Tw

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Kellyanne Conway kneels on Oval Office couch

WASHINGTON (AP) - Photos of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway kneeling on an Oval Office couch with her shoes on have sparked an online debate about decorum in the executive mansion. Conway is seen perched on her knees on the couch with her feet behind her in photos taken Monday while President Donald Trump met with leaders of historically black colleges and universities. Other photos show Conway leaning over to take a smartphone picture of the event. Some Twitter users were quick to highlight the photos as evidence of a lack of respect for the office from Conway and the Trump administration. Other users have countered with numerous photos of former President Barack Obama resting his feet on the office's desk during his time in office. Conway hasn't weighed in on the criticism. http://dlvr.it/NVqLnJ

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Study: Subway's chicken only contains about 50 percent chicken DNA

(FoxNews.com) - The chicken in your Subway chicken sandwich might not contain very much chicken meat at all. A recent study conducted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has found that the sandwich chain's chicken meat contains about only about 50 percent chicken DNA -- or about half as much as fresh chicken from a supermarket. The findings were part of a larger survey examining chicken items from several different fast food chains that operate in Canada, including Wendy's, McDonald's, Tim Hortons and A&W-- but it was Subway's results that were most surprising to researchers, Fox 5 San Diego reports. In the tests, most of the meat from Subway's competitors was shown to contain 85 to 90 percent chicken DNA, but Subway's oven roasted chicken registered at just 53.6 percent. Its chicken strips scored even lower, containing just 42.8 percent chicken DNA. Read the full story on FoxNews.com. http://dlvr.it/NVp9cD