June 11 top stories
Hello, it is June 11. Here are today’s top stories.
Hunter Biden found guilty on all charges in felony gun trial
Hunter Biden, 54, was found guilty on all charges Tuesday in his federal gun trial related to making a false statement in his purchase of a handgun while being an active user of illegal drugs, making him the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime.
Hunter now faces sentencing and possibly up to 25 years in prison as his father seeks re-election. Although as a first-time offender, it is unlikely he will receive the maximum sentence.
His sentencing date is to be determined.
The federal gun trial is one of two that Hunter Biden is set to face before the November election. He is separately charged in Los Angeles federal court with failing to pay taxes on more than $1.4 million in income over several years. He is due to stand trial in that case in September.
Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon rodeo, injuring three spectators
Officials said a rodeo bull hopped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, injuring at least three people before wranglers caught up with it.
According to a video shot by a fan, the crowd at the 84th Sisters Rodeo in the city of Sisters was singing on Saturday night, most with their cell phone flashlights on, as the bull ran around the arena before what was to be the final bull ride of the night when the bull hopped the fence.
Other videos posted online showed the bull running through a concession area, knocking over a garbage can and sending people scrambling. The bull lifted one person wearing a red top off the ground, spun them end over end and bounced them off its horns before the person hit the ground.
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Rodeo livestock professionals secured the bull and placed it in a pen.
The Sisters Rodeo Association issued a statement Sunday saying three people were injured as a direct assault of the bull, two of whom were transported to a local hospital.
Apple announces iOS 18 with new AI features
Apple announced new features coming to iOS 18, the operating system that powers iPhone, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS and more–and the company’s AI-powered intelligence system called “Apple Intelligence” at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday.
With iOS 18, users will be able to further customize their home screen in various ways unlike before. The flashlight and camera shortcuts on the lock screen will also be changeable.
The Messages app will have a lot of new features including scheduled messages, emoji tapbacks and text effects.
Photos is receiving its biggest redesign ever as the app will now be unified to a single view. Filter options are coming to the app and users will be able to search through photos by the month or year they were taken.
Due to Apple Intelligence, Siri will be more advanced than ever combined with Open AI’s GPT-4o.
Apple revealed iOS 18 will debut this fall as a free download for iPhone Xs and later.
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Woman swallowed by quicksand while enjoying walk on the beach with husband
Jamie Acord said she was walking along Popham Beach in Phippsburg, Maine, with her husband when she suddenly found herself waist-deep in sand.
Acord said that the incident happened to her on Saturday, June 1, while she and her husband were walking along the beach, just talking and all of a sudden she went into the sand. She started sinking into the ground in a matter of seconds. When she was waist-deep in sand, she said she could not feel the ground with her feet and could not push herself out. She added that she just dropped like a rock.
Her husband was able to pull her out. Besides a few scratches, she is OK.
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said Acord had stepped on a pocket of supersaturated sand caused by the changing direction of the nearby Morse River. Instead of flowing out to sea, the river is directed along the beach because of erosion caused by impactful winter storms.
They said the sand is saturated with water causing it to be even more unstable and very easy to find yourself sinking into it. They added what occurred is a 100-percent survivable scenario.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark doesn’t make the US Olympics basketball team
One of the biggest sports stars in the U.S., Caitlin Clark, won’t be traveling to the summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Caitlin Clark, who plays for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, confirmed Sunday that she didn’t make the national team roster.
Clark said USA Basketball officials showed her respect by notifying her directly of the decision.
The WNBA rookie said she wasn’t disappointed and would fight for a place on the squad at the next summer Olympics in 2028.
Clark told reporters that she is excited for the girls on the team and she will be rooting for them to win gold.
See Alex’s report on 4 U.S. college professors wounded in a stabbing attack in China.
4 U.S. professors stabbed in China
Thanks, Callie.
Four U.S. college professors / instructors were stabbed in China at a public park in the northeastern city of Jilin. The instructors, who are from Cornell College in Iowa, were in China as a part of a teaching partnership with a university there.
News reports said all four survived the attack but that two of them had to go through surgery. A video shows several victims lying on the ground covered in large blood stains.
It is unknown what the motivation was and the attack was random. There was a fifth person, a Chinese tourist, who was injured when he tried to stop the attack.
A suspect was arrested. He is a 55-year-old man and his last name is Cui.
Iowa Rep. Adam Zabner said his brother, David, was one of the victims. He said the four were visiting a temple and that his brother was wounded in the arm but is now doing well and receiving good care at a local hospital.
CNN explained that knife attacks are not uncommon in China, where guns are tightly controlled.
Thanks for the report. That’s all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light!
Hunter Biden found guilty on all charges in felony gun trial
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/11/hunter-biden-gun-trial-verdict
Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon rodeo, injuring three spectators
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bull-hops-fence-rodeo-oregon/
Apple announces iOS 18 with new AI features
Woman swallowed by quicksand while enjoying walk on the beach with husband
WNBA star Caitlin Clark doesn’t make the US Olympics basketball team
https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/caitlin-clark-usa-women-basketball-team-paris-4e5ae0b1
4 U.S. professors stabbed in China
https://www.kcrg.com/2024/06/10/4-cornell-college-staff-members-stabbed-china/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/asia/china-4-us-cornell-college-instructors-attacked/index.html