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A federal jury yesterday found Hunter Biden guilty of three gun-related felony charges, the first conviction of a child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden faces up to 25 years in prison, though he is likely to receive a lesser punishment as a first-time offender. Sentencing is expected in four months.
The conviction comes after a plea deal to avoid indictment fell through last summer. The jury took three hours to reach the verdict, finding Hunter Biden had lied to a federally licensed gun dealer and falsely claimed he was not addicted to illicit drugs on a 2018 gun application. At the time, he was embroiled in a yearslong drug addiction detailed in a 2023 memoir. The case involved intimate testimony about Hunter Biden's struggles from his ex-wife, adult daughter, and sister-in-law.
President Biden later indicated he would not use his executive power to pardon his son. The younger Biden faces a separate trial in September over federal tax fraud charges. |
Four American college instructors were stabbed in northeastern China yesterday. The victims, instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College who are part of an exchange program with Beihua University, were visiting a public park in Jilin when the attack occurred. A 55-year-old suspect surnamed Cui was arrested the same day, and no motive has been released.
The instructors and a Chinese citizen who attempted to intervene were hospitalized and are expected to make full recoveries. Among the wounded is David Zabner, the brother of Iowa State Rep. Adam Zabner (D). Despite the country’s low crime rate, China has seen an uptick in public mass stabbings, including a knife attack at a hospital last month.
The attack comes as Washington and Beijing are hoping to restart academic exchanges post-pandemic. There are about 700 US exchange students currently in China, compared to almost 300,000 Chinese students in the US. See President Xi Jinping’s connection to Iowa here. |
Civilians traveling briefly in space experience some of the same physical and psychological shifts as astronauts who spend months in orbit but return to normal within a few months, according to new research. The findings, released yesterday, represent the most comprehensive analysis of the effects of spaceflight on the human body and come amid growing investments in commercial space travel.
The studies particularly rely on a historic all-civilian mission launched by SpaceX in 2021. Two women and two men, each representing a different decade of life, spent three days orbiting roughly 360 miles above Earth's surface. The crew was exposed to similar hazards as highly trained astronauts, including altered gravity and radiation. They collected samples of their blood, saliva, and more; tracked other internal data; and completed routine surveys.
While the crew showed signs of aging, 95% of the measurements studied eventually returned to normal. The findings also revealed space travelers have a higher risk of kidney stones. Explore all findings here (w/visuals). |
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