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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade as she was walking to register her children for school. Authorities say 26-year-old Darwin Sorrells Jr. and 22-year-old Derren Sorrells were charged today Friday's shooting of Nykea Aldridge. A police spokesman says Darwin Sorrells was on parole for a gun charge and Derren Sorrells is a known gang member.
ATLANTA (AP) — A coroner says an 83-year-old Georgia woman who was critically injured during an attempted robbery has died. Authorities say Dorothy Dow was doused with flammable liquid and set on fire Aug. 4 when five people demanded money from her and she told them she didn't have any. Five suspects have been arrested. Two of them previously worked at Dow's home near Atlanta.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson says he's optimistic about getting into the presidential debates, but admits it would be "game over" if he doesn't make the cut. Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, must average 15 percent in five recognized polls to make the debate stage. Johnson says on "Fox News Sunday" that his polling numbers are rising. He estimates his support level now to be at 10 percent in the polls the Commission on Presidential Debates is monitoring.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say they've found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in a New Orleans lake 24 miles wide and 40 miles long. Two men remain missing but a woman was rescued after the crash last night. The Cessna aircraft was heading to Lakefront Airport, on Lake Pontchartrain (PAHN'-chuh-trayn) at the northern edge of New Orleans.
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal regulators have raised water quality concerns about raw sewage spills in Houston following storms. The Houston Chronicle reports Houston's roughly 840 annual overflows have drawn scrutiny from the Environmental Protection Agency. Houston is negotiating a consent decree with the EPA. The agreement would specify projects aimed at reducing spills by upgrading pipes, increasing maintenance and educating the public on not clogging Houston's 6,700 miles of sewers.
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