One doctor said conditions “could be compared to torture” Source

“I will tell you this, I would not accept it if a male offered [it to] me, because we should have a female vice president,” Booker said Source

The current occupant of the White House was mentioned, but he didn’t dominate the first debate Source

The two Texans on the debate stage, former Obama Housing Secretary Julián Castro and former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, had a heated debate about part of the immigration law. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns breaks down the significance of the debate. Source

Local governments can’t stop homeowners from growing their own food, thanks to a new state law that starts July 1 Source

Ten Democrats running for president made their pitch on immigration, the economy, abortion rights and more Source

Ten Democrats running for president made their pitch on immigration, the economy, abortion rights and more Source

Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his almost 2-year-old daughter Valeria are seen face down in south Texas’ Rio Grande Source

Turmoil within the gun rights organization continues as an exec exits and it blames its ad agency for NRATV’s demise Source

Investigators with the New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs have not substantiated any of the 2,495 complaints of biased policing it’s received since it began tracking the allegations in 2014, according to a scathing report issued by a city watchdog Wednesday. CBSN New York’s Lisa Rozner reports. Source