Hunter Biden tax evasion trial to begin in LA

Joe Biden's son Hunter goes on trial Thursday in California on charges of tax evasion in a case that has been a huge embarrassment and distraction for the US president.

The 54-year-old is accused of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes over the past decade and instead spending money freely on luxury living, sex workers and a drug habit.

The younger Biden has already spent a chunk of 2024 in court, having been convicted in Delaware of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun -- a felony.