A former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime. Aaron von Ehlinger must serve at least eight years before he will be eligible for parole, 4th District Judge Michael Reardon said during the sentencing hearing on Wednesday. …

President Biden called on Democrats Thursday “to vote to literally save democracy once again” – and compared Republican ideology to “semi-fascism” – as he led a kickoff rally and a fundraiser in Maryland 75 days out from the midterm elections. Addressing an overflow crowd of thousands at Richard Montgomery High …

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire the company Dorsey helped found, court documents show. Twitter and Musk are headed for an October 17 trial in Delaware that …

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg has reached an agreement with prosecutors and is expected to enter a guilty plea in a criminal tax fraud case that has also ensnared former President Donald Trump’s company, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. Weisselberg is not expected to provide information about …

General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to malfunction. The recall covers Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes, Cadillac Escalades and GMC Yukons from the 2021 and 2022 model years. The automaker says in documents posted …

A man on trial in Texas died Thursday after drinking from a large water bottle containing a cloudy liquid as a jury found him guilty of child sexual assault, officials said. Edward Leclair, 57, was on trial in Denton, located about 40 miles northwest of Dallas, on five counts involving …

A 12-year-old girl who was held captive for a week in a mobile home with what turned out to be the decomposing, dismembered remains of her mother and brother provided key information that led to the arrest of the woman’s live-in boyfriend, authorities said Thursday. The girl, who gnawed through …

Travelers who have ever had a flight delayed or canceled know that a compensatory flight credit doesn’t always make the inconvenience easier to take. But under a new rule proposed by the Department of Transportation, getting a refund could become easier. “If your flight is canceled or delayed three hours …

“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Senator Joe Manchin – (D) West Virginia Senator Pat Toomey – (R) Pennsylvania Neel Kashkari – president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Introducing the 2022 CBS News Midterms Battleground Tracker with: Anthony Salvanto – CBS News director of elections and surveys Political panel …

Federal regulators have ordered cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager Digital to stop telling customers that their deposits are protected from losses by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation because that’s not true, according to letters from regulators sent this week. Voyager has mentioned its federally insured status on its website, mobile app and …