Grieving father of murdered 17-year-old girl sues Meta and NYC in $50 million lawsuit

CNN Newsource on May 12, 2026

By CeFaan Kim

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    NEW YORK (WABC) — A grieving father from the Bronx is demanding answers after the tragic death of his teenage daughter.

Emery Lynn Mizell was just 17 when she was fatally stabbed by another teen in Soundview in 2024.

Her father called the act the horrifying ending of a month-long cyberbullying campaign.

Now, he’s taking Meta and the City of New York to court, accusing them of failing to prevent the violence.

“She was a smart girl, she wanted to be a nurse, she liked to dance,” said Tony Mizell, the father of the victim.

He says his whole world has been flipped upside down.

Two years after his 17-year-old daughter was viciously stabbed to death by a 15-year-old girl, he still wonders what more he could’ve done.

“She cried to me like you know there’s a girl who keeps saying things and I just said leave it alone,” Mizell said. “I called the school, but the school, you know, that girl wasn’t coming to school, so there was no conference that happened.”

Her family says it happened after the 17-year-old was on the receiving end of weeks of harassment and bullying online.

She was fatally stabbed outside the assailant’s building in the Soundview section of the Bronx.

Emery’s father says the suspect waited for his daughter as she was walking to school. She was stabbed in the chest. The assailant was charged with murder.

The victim’s father says that before the attack, the suspect threatened to stab his daughter on Instagram.

Her family is now filing a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Meta, the city and ACS.

“Meta should be held accountable for what happened here as well as the city agency that’s responsible for children,” Sanford Rubenstein said.

“The knife that was used was from the family’s home, and ACS should have done more to supervise this child,” said Mark David Shirian, the Mizell’s family attorney.

ACS is reviewing the lawsuit.

Meta declined comment, but states in its policies that content involving threats, bullying and harassment are removed.

“My life is different,” Mizell said. “I have to see her sister, who looks just like her. When I go home, it’s like my heart just stops all over again. It feels like it happened just yesterday.”

He says his youngest daughter now sleeps in the living room to be close to her sister’s cremated remains.

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Nursing director’s 3 daughters follow her path in the medical field at Mission Hospital

CNN Newsource on May 12, 2026

By Taylor Thompson

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    ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Tuesday marks the end of National Nurses Week. News 13 sat down with a group of nurses from Mission Hospital who are putting in generations of care.

Lynn Maloy, now a nursing director, began her career at Mission back in 2002. She had no idea at the time that all three of her daughters would follow in her footsteps.

“It’s been a blessing to have all of them here at the hospital. It makes me choke up a little,” she said.

They all work in different departments throughout the hospital: Sarah Maloy is a pediatric nurse anesthetist. Ashley Tanner is an RN in the wound and burn clinic. Brooke Lusk is a school teacher and a PCT in the pediatric unit.

Lynn said the irony is that they hardly see each other working in these different departments, but it’s great knowing that everyone is under one roof. All of Lynn’s daughters credited her work ethic and encouragement for why they began their nursing careers.

“She has the most grit of anyone I’ve ever met in my entire life,” Sarah said.

For all of them, National Nurses Week means more being part of what goes on inside the hospital walls.

“Nurses are really underappreciated. There’s so much that goes on behind the scenes that nurses do that people just don’t understand and they’re quick to blame if something goes wrong – blame the nurse,” Sarah said.

Lynn said that nursing was a second career for her, but she could not imagine doing anything else or doing this job anywhere else but Mission Hospital. Nursing is a physical, mental and emotional job. Lynn explained how nurses shoulder the vast responsibility of patient care in the hospital.

“Nurses kind of carried the whole world through the pandemic; it’s very touching to me, spending my career here and seeing the growth of nurses,” she said.

Now, there are already efforts for the generational trend to continue.

“My daughter has already said she wants to be an ER nurse,” Brooke said.

Lynn said that between her and her girls, they have around 50 years of work at Mission Hospital and plan to end their careers there. While National Nurses Week has come to a close, this group of nurses reminds everyone that they deserve to be appreciated year-round.

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Family opens home to Oakland County residents impacted by water main break

CNN Newsource on May 12, 2026

By Veronica Ortega

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    OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — While repairs continue on the water main break in Auburn Hills, residents are still being asked to conserve water.

People living in homes connected to the city lines haven’t been able to do normal everyday things like taking showers or doing laundry.

The Cox family is leaning on friends with a cottage on Lake Orion that’s on well water. When news broke of the water main break on Mother’s Day, Kristi Cox says she had a moment of panic.

“Especially as a mom, your mind is running for all the things that are normal every day, and yeah, you do stop and go, ‘Okay, how are we going to get through this?'” Cox said.

Luckily, her friend, Jamie Hervey, had a solution. Hervey and her husband, Ryan, opened their home to anyone in need.

“Posted something right away on social media to reach out to friends and family, community members, if they needed a plan B. That we had had them covered,” Jamie Hervey said.

“Living in Lake Orion, this is a very tight community. As a father of three daughters, I kind of made the joke. This is maybe the one time in my life that having a well is good for, you know, my girls, but also for when the community, you know, is struggling and needs access to water,” said Ryan Hervey.

Similar stories of other homeowners doing the same outreach are a common thread in the community.

“It was surprising to see how many people in Lake Orion are on wells and were willing to say, hey, you know, there’s a hose at the end of my driveway. Fill up what you need to fill up and so on,” said Scott Cox.

So far, more than a dozen people have visited the Hervey family’s cottage to do laundry and take showers.

“Coming here has been really, like, helpful for me to feel clean, because it’s like, really disgusting after soccer practice and soccer games and stuff,” Lillian Cox said.

It’s been uncomfortable for many people, but a good reminder to appreciate modern conveniences like indoor plumbing.

“People used to live without running water, and, you know, it kind of kicks us back to really understanding how vital and important this is of a resource for life and luxury that we’ve become so accustomed to,” Scott Cox said.

These families say they plan to pay it forward to the local businesses forced to shut down.

“It’s been sad to go through town and them to be empty. So we said, ‘What’s the best way that we can support you all during this time?’ And it’s really, once they are open, we plan to go there, we need to support them,” Jamie Hervey said.

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New milestone for liver cancer patients

KYMA on May 12, 2026

Madeline Murray

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Onvida Health has announced its team has successfully performed its first Y-90 treatment procedure targeting liver tumors.

For patients unable to undergo surgery, doctors say the treatment can be life-changing.

“As long as they follow up and everything looks good, then they can actually be transplanted, so it’s a very powerful thing,” said Dr. Kamalani Hanamaika’i.

Dr. Hanamaika’i explained that some liver cancer patients may not initially qualify for a transplant because their tumors fall outside accepted transplant criteria.

However, Y-90 treatment can sometimes shrink or destroy tumors enough to make transplantation possible.

The procedure, Y-90, uses a radioactive isotope attached to tiny beads. Doctors deliver the beads directly into the blood vessels feeding the tumor.

“An isotope that emits radiation, and we place it on beads, and we take those beads and place them into a cancer,” Hanamaika’i said. “It basically causes damage to the cancer and the tissues that it is infused with, and then that can many times kill the tumor.”

Doctors say the process is highly regulated and carefully planned from diagnosis through treatment delivery to ensure the radiation remains focused only on the intended area of the liver.

“Everything from the inception of diagnosing the cancer, planning the cancer, making sure that if we gave the radiation to the liver that it stays,” Hanamaika’i said. “And then also with delivery making sure that when we deliver, we did a good job keeping it in the liver just to the area we wanted to treat.”

The treatment can help shrink or control cancer and, in some cases, create opportunities for future surgery or even a liver transplant.

Because the radioactive beads travel only a short distance inside the body, physicians say the therapy is both precise and effective while minimizing damage to healthy tissue.

Patients who may benefit from Y-90 are typically referred through the Onvida Health Cancer Center after a liver tumor is identified and surgery is no longer considered an option.

“It takes a lot, it’s not like any other therapy,” Hanamaika’i said. “This is a very unique therapy that, if applied very well, has miraculous results.”

Doctors say Y-90 treatment is usually completed in a single day, allowing most patients to return home afterward while experiencing fewer side effects and a quicker recovery compared to more invasive procedures.

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YPD investigating deadly shooting that left two men dead

KYMA on May 12, 2026

Moses Femino

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Yuma Police Department (YPD) detectives are continuing to investigate a deadly shooting that happened Saturday night and left two men dead.

According to YPD, officers first responded around 7:45 p.m. to reports of shots fired and a man down near Third Street and 13th Avenue.

Police say they located a 67-year-old male who was unresponsive and began life-saving measures.

“On Saturday night, at about 7:45 p.m. we received a call reference. Shots fired and a man down, 300 block of 13th Avenue,” Sgt. Lori Franklin, Public Information Officer for YPD, said.

Police sat investigators later identified a 55-year-old man as the suspected shooter. Authorities say the suspect left the scene in a vehicle before officers recieved another call just minutes later.

“At approximately 7:57 p.m., so not too long afterwards, we received a call reference attempted suicide. And that was in the 1700 block of Fifth Avenue,” Franklin said.

Officers responded to the second scene involving the suspect. Police say both men were transported to Onvida Health, where they later died.

YPD confirmed the two men knew each other, but investigators have not released details about what led up to the shooting.

“They were known to each other,” Franklin said. “Exactly what caused this [has] not been released at this time.”

The investigation remains ongoing.

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City of Yuma says Hotel Del Sol project will become a one-stop transportation center

KYMA on May 12, 2026

Lauren Duffel

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The City of Yuma says this project is going to be a one-stop transportation center.

Jennifer Reichelt with the City of Yuma said, “So really making it into a one stop shop for services like YCAT, Amtrak, Greyhound, a lot of services we have in our community, but they’re not consolidated in one location so, this will make it a one stop shop for our residents.”

The facility will serve multiple transportation services in one centralized location.

“Instead of having to go to one location to buy tickets, or to get on the Amtrak train, or go find the Greyhound bus, you’re going to have one centralized location,” Reichelt said.

The project will enhance public transportation for residents and preserve the historic character of the Hotel Del Sol site.

David Wostenberg with the City of Yuma said, “The transportation center will be about 3,000 square feet on the east side of the bottom floor, and will have exhibits showing what was in the Hotel Del Sol, giving a little bit about the history and the decor that was in there including the wood celling’s beams and the fire place.”

According to the City of Yuma, the Hotel Del Sol project will cost $19.8 million and is primarily funded through federal and state grants, with the city providing required matching funds.

Construction is expected to start in September and open in a few years.

“Hoping in late of 28 or late of 29,” Wostenberg said.

As the Hotel Del Sol becomes a public transportation site, it will serve the entire community.

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Devoted Few Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club donates $1,000 to YCSO Explorer Program

KYMA on May 12, 2026

Moses Femino

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Devoted Few Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club presented a $1,000 donation to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) Explorer Program during a meeting Monday night, helping support local youth involved in the program.

The Explorer Program is part of the Learning for Life career education initiative and is designed for young men and women ages 14 through 20.

The program gives participants opportunities to learn about careers in law enforcement, build leadership skills and participate in community service activities.

Officials say the donation will help the group purchase new uniforms for its members.

Members of the Devoted Few LEMC said supporting the Explorer Porgram was meaningful because many members of the club are current or former law enforcement officers.

“Our motorcycle club is basically a majority of law enforcement officers, either present or former,” Mike Cadriel, the President of the Devoted Few LEMC, said. “So just having that tie together with what we’re supporting and going back with the YCSO, really makes a difference especially for the younger kids.”

The YCSO Explorer Programs partners with local law enforcement to give young people hands-on experience and mentorship opportunities while preparing them for future careers and community involvement.

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Fire danger in Malheur National Forest increases with warmer weather

KTVZ on May 12, 2026

Kelsey Merison

HINES, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening now, with increasing temperatures and lower fuel moisture, the Malheur National Forest will move from a low to a moderate fire danger rating.

The moderate fire danger rating went into effect this morning. When fire danger is “moderate”, it means that fires can start from most accidental causes, but number of fire starts are usually low.

If a fire does start in an open, dry grassland it will burn and spread quickly on windy days. Most wood fires will spread slowly to moderately.

Average fire intensity will be moderate, except in heavy concentrations of fuel, which may burn hot.

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San Francisco leaders commemorate landmark Yick Wo case that shaped U.S. civil rights movement

CNN Newsource on May 12, 2026

By John Ramos

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    SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — On Monday, a group of city leaders met at a street corner in San Francisco to commemorate an 1886 landmark Supreme Court ruling that established the foundation of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

It’s a little-known piece of AAPI history outside of legal circles, but it’s at the center of the political struggles in the nation today.

On Monday afternoon, a commemoration was held at the corner of Third and Harrison Streets, which is now just a parking lot. But almost exactly 140 years ago, there was a Chinese laundry at that location called Yick Wo that ran afoul of local ordinances and changed America as a result.

Following the Gold Rush, the laundry business was taken over by the Chinese immigrant community. But David Lei, a board member of the Chinese Historical Society of America, said the laundry businesses couldn’t just operate in Chinatown.

“As is true today, you have to be in the neighborhood,” he said, “so the Chinese were scattered all over.”

That angered the white populace. So, in 1886, the city had passed a law that said that no one could operate a laundry made of wood without a permit. On its face, it looked like a public safety issue.

“So, 320 laundries immediately applied for this application,” said Lei. “One hundred got their permits. Two hundred and twenty were rejected.”

The 100 were all White, the 220 were all Chinese. So, the owner of Yick Wo, a man named Lee Yick, refused to pay a $10 fine for operating without a permit and took the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Despite the rampant racism of the day, the justices ruled on May 10, 1886, that the law violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection clause based not on what it said, but how it was being administered.

The ruling also confirmed that protection extended to everyone, regardless of citizenship.

Before he retired in 2018, Justice Anthony Kennedy spoke with a group of law students about the historical meaning of the Yick Wo ruling.

“It says that even though the law is neutral on its face, if in application it’s being applied in order to hurt a particular race, it’s void,” said Justice Kennedy. “That’s a tremendously powerful principle, and that’s why the Yick Wo case is cited today.”

In fact, the ruling became the basis for most of the legal challenges of the civil rights movement, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But Professor Matthew Coles at UC Law, San Francisco, said the very premise of the landmark Yick Wo ruling is now being threatened.

“The Supreme Court, at least at that point, had the good sense to understand that you don’t just look for statements of intent. You look for results,” said Prof. Coles. “And the results here seemed very, very clear. If you were Chinese, you couldn’t run a laundry. If you weren’t, you could. The most important thing it established was that you don’t need a smoking gun to prove discrimination. You can look at the results. What makes this moment, I think, particularly poignant is the Supreme Court just decided in a voting rights case that you can’t prove a violation of the Voting Rights Act unless you can prove intent.”

As a result of the Court’s April 29 ruling, states across the nation are now rushing to redistrict their voting maps, being careful not to state what the real intent may be.

“So, immediately, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, all decided that they’re going to redraw their Congressional districts,” said Prof. Coles. “You know, it doesn’t take a genius to see what’s going on. They’re going to get rid of the districts that have been electing Black people to Congress.”

The Yick Wo case may be 140 years old, but Prof. Coles said the argument behind it still rings true in 2026.

“And I think what it tells us is, in the late 19th century, the Supreme Court seemed to understand discrimination, and the way it works, a lot better than our Supreme Court does today.”

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Farm stand offers homemade breads, eggs and natural remedies on the honor system

CNN Newsource on May 12, 2026

By Joey Martin

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    JEROME, Idaho (KIVI) — A small green farm stand in Jerome County is giving neighbors a taste of modern homestead life — and it runs entirely on the honor system.

Lydia Harbaugh and her husband Jeff have operated An Enchanted Homestead for the last two years, selling what their family doesn’t use from their working homestead.

“This is our little farmstand: An Enchanted Homestead,” Harbaugh said.

The operation started simply, with surplus eggs and homemade natural remedies.

“When we started this, it was just to share our abundance of eggs and natural remedies because all these things are things that our family uses, so I just made extra to share with our community,” Harbaugh explained.

The stand has since grown to include a wide range of homestead products, from fresh-baked breads and sweet treats to preserves and all-natural remedies made from ingredients grown and raised on the property.

“Fire cider — it’s spicy, and it’s a good decongestant, and it’s done using hot peppers that we grow, turmeric and other spices. Tallow balms using tallow from home-raised animals. Dandelion and cayenne salve, great for pain. Our elderberry syrup — this is also very popular — it’s like Christmas in a jar,” Harbaugh said.

Every item on the shelves is labeled with a price and an information card explaining ingredients and how to use the product.

“There are all these things that have information cards that people can take pictures of so that they know it has the ingredients and how to use them,” added Harbaugh.

Jose Juarez, who works in the area, stops by the stand as often as he can.

“Good pastries, zucchini bread if you like zucchini bread. My wife likes the artisan bread and the sourdough bread that she bakes, so we’ll stop and get that and then, of course, the fresh eggs,” Juarez said.

The stand is stocked daily and open seven days a week. Harbaugh said customers can find it at 450 South, 500 West in Jerome, Idaho.

“We’re open every day, Monday through Friday from 2 through 8 p.m. and then Saturdays and Sundays 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.,” Harbaugh said.

There are no cashiers and no card readers — just a cash box, a QR code for PayPal, Cash App and Venmo, and a notebook for customer notes.

“This is our little checkout station. We have the cash box, QR code for PayPal and Cash App and Venmo, and a little notebook where people leave me the best notes. It is the honor system, and knock on wood, so far we have not had issues,” Harbaugh said.

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