A Houston surgeon and a high-ranking Russian general were the subjects of separate, serious incidents on Thursday, while a car crash in Los Angeles resulted in multiple fatalities. Additionally, the U.S. military's actions in the Caribbean and the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein also made headlines.
In Houston, Dr. John Stevenson Bynon Jr., the former director of abdominal organ transplantation and surgical director for liver transplantation at Memorial Hermann Health System, was indicted on five counts of falsifying medical records, according to CBS News. The indictment, made public on Thursday, alleges Bynon made false statements that made five patients ineligible for liver transplants. Of those patients, three died, while two were able to receive transplants at other hospitals.
Meanwhile, in Moscow, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, the number two in Russia's GRU military intelligence, was shot multiple times in an apartment block, BBC World reported. The general was immediately hospitalized, and his condition is unknown. This attack marks the latest targeting of a high-ranking military figure in the capital since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began almost four years ago. Alexeyev was placed under European Union and UK sanctions.
In Los Angeles, a car crashed into a 99 Ranch Market supermarket in the Westwood neighborhood, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to six others, CBS News reported. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported the crash occurred around noon. The victims were identified as two employees and a customer, according to a statement from 99 Ranch Market, which added the store would remain closed for the immediate future. "We are heartbroken by this loss," a company spokesperson wrote in a statement.
Elsewhere, the U.S. military's recent strikes in the Caribbean have prompted some cartel drug traffickers to halt their narcotics operations, according to Fox News. War Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that some top cartel drug-traffickers in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility have ceased operations. Hegseth credited President Donald Trump with directing the military actions.
Finally, documents released by the Justice Department revealed a draft letter from Jeffrey Epstein to billionaire retail tycoon Leslie Wexner, as reported by the NY Times. In the letter, Epstein wrote, "You and I had gang stuff for over 15 years." The letter was included in millions of pages of Epstein-related documents.
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