• California Judge Backs Drought Regulators as State Extracts Water From Ocean: ‘We Will Still Need It’

  A judge in California has cleared the way for drought regulators to go after people accused of illegally diverting water. To meet the shortfall, the state is relying on desalinization plants to extract potable water from the Pacific Ocean.

  

• Newborn Baby Rescued from Public Toilet by Policet: ‘I Am Probably The First One to Hold This Child’

  A policeman in China rescued a newborn baby stuck in a toilet of public restroom face-down on Tuesday. He gently pulled out the infant by reaching his arm down into a pipe.

  

• Republican Presidential Candidates Prepare for First Debate on Fox News; ‘Big Issues’ Will be Focus

  Presidential candidates from the Republican Party are preparing for the first televised debate, which is scheduled to air Thursday on Fox News Channel. Some of them engaged in a practice run on Monday.

  

• Senate Fails to Pass Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood; Group Stands By Videos, Release Another Online

  The Senate voted and failed to pass a plan to defund Planned Parenthood of $500 million in federal funding on Monday. The group behind the videos that triggered the vote in the first place has released a fifth video online Tuesday.

  

• Russell Moore Says 'Islam Does Not Threaten Power of Gospel,' Focuses on Politics, Religious Freedom, Islam in New Book

  Evangelist Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, has written a new book that focuses on various topics, including politics, religious freedom, and Islam. He contended that Islam does not threaten the power of the gospel.