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Major League Baseball legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

In a move intended to troll former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, ahead of the first and only vice presidential debate of 2024, the Democratic National Committee on Monday night is digitally projecting various phrases — including Vance previously calling Trump an "idiot" — onto Trump Tower in New York City.

The projections appeared just hours after Vance arrived at Trump Tower on Monday ahead of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan.

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The Pentagon says it is sending thousands of additional American troops to the Middle East to bolster security. CBS News has learned Israel has told the U.S. it intends to launch a limited ground offensive in Lebanon to follow up on its aerial assault that wiped out most of Hezbollah's leadership. Chris Livesay and Imtiaz Tyab have more.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are set to face off Tuesday for their only vice presidential debate. Nancy Cordes has new insight into the candidates' tactics.

Big storms before elections are a test of how would-be — or incumbent — leaders handle a crisis.

Former President Donald Trump spoke at a furniture store in Hurricane Helene-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday.

California has become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions. The move comes after the SCOTUS decision to limit affirmative action.

Nathan Chasing Horse was arrested at his Las Vegas home in January 2023, accused of luring girls from California to Canada and allegedly raping them.

Major League Baseball legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

Former President Donald Trump visited the Helene storm zone in Georgia, and President Biden is planning a trip to North Carolina on Wednesday after saying he may ask Congress to return to pass an aid bill. Scott MacFarlane has details on the federal response and how the storm is affecting the presidential campaigns.

In Valdosta, Ga., Donald Trump made a false claim about President Biden’s responsiveness and demonstrated his long-held instinct to view disaster response through the prism of his personal politics.

There were 200 pediatric flu-related deaths in the 2023-2024 season, compared to the previous high of 199 during the 2019-2022 season.

The additional forces, which one official placed at between 2,000 and 3,000, will bolster security for the 40,000 U.S. troops already in the region and help defend Israel, officials said.

A US official told the BBC's US partner CBS that the operation could start as soon as Monday.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will meet in a vice presidential debate for the first time on Tuesday in New York City.

The debate will be hosted by CBS News and air across NBC New York's platforms starting at 9 p.m. ET.

The VP debate will take place at the CBS Broadcast Center at 524 W. 57th Street in Manhattan.

Like the first two presidential debates earlier this year, there will be no audience at Tuesday's VP debate in New York City and it is closed to the general public.

The 90-minute debate will start at 9 p.m. ET on Oct. 1...