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This Feb. 20, 2019 photos shows a makeshift memorial with flowers and candles that has been set up at the front door of a home in Houston where a couple who lived inside were killed during a Jan. 28 drug raid by Houston police. Friends of the Houston couple fatally shot by police during the drug raid of their home continue pushing back against claims the two were criminals. The FBI is investigating, and the officer who requested the search warrant was suspended. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)

Friends seek to clear Houston couple killed in drug raid

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

Houston Rockets' James Harden, left, reaches for a loose ball next to Los Angeles Lakers' Reggie Bullock during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

NBA reminding teams to keep cool when hot with referees

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by KRIV FOX 26 shows the scene of a cargo plane crash on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately know the status of the people aboard and the Chambers County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment. (KRIV FOX 26 via AP)

Sheriff: 2 bodies recovered from Texas plane crash site

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This image taken from video provided by KRIV FOX 26 shows the scene of a cargo plane crash on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately know the status of the people aboard and the Chambers County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment. (KRIV FOX 26 via AP)

The Latest: Employer IDs 1 person on board cargo plane

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Houston Rockets' Chris Paul, left, lays up a shot past Golden State Warriors' DeMarcus Cousins, center, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Without ill James Harden, Rockets hold off Warriors 118-112

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Local and federal officials gather at a staging area during the investigation of a plane crash in Trinity Bay in Anahuac, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with a few people aboard disintegrated after crashing Saturday into the bay east of the city, according to a Texas sheriff. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Latest: Sheriff says police have found parts of plane

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South Florida guard LaQuincy Rideau, left, looks to pass the ball as Houston guard Dejon Jarreau, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Jarreau, Davis lead No. 9 Houston to 71-59 win over USF

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FILE - In this March 11, 2018, file photo, Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson and assistant coach Kellen Sampson, right, celebrate after a score during the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game against Cincinnati, at the American Athletic Conference tournament, in Orlando, Fla. The entire team piles into coach Sampson's house before each home game to prepare for the next opponent, eat his wife Karen's delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies and bond like a family. The routine is something Sampson and his players agree has created an environment of closeness and trust that is an integral ingredient in the ninth-ranked Cougars' success this season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Sampson’s family feel has No. 9 Houston soaring

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Case dismissed amid review of Houston cop’s work

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Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo holds up a letter from the FBI announcing the bureau's civil rights investigation related to the deaths of two people during the no-knock raid by narcotics officers that killed two people and injured five police officers last month, during a press conference from Houston City Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

This photo combo shows Citgo executive Tomeu Vadell at his home in Lake Charles, Louisiana in July 2015, left, and three and a half years later while in confinement in a Venezuelan jail in January 2019. Vadell’s family says he’s lost more than 60 pounds due to malnutrition since he and five other Citgo employees were arrested, for alleged embezzlement and treason, during a meeting at Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA the weekend before Thanksgiving in 2017. The photo at left was provided by Tomeu's daughter Cristina, and the photo at right was obtained by The Associated Press. (Cristina Vadell via AP, left, and AP photo, right)

Jailed Citgo executives in limbo amid Venezuela turmoil

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JOHN L. MONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Tom Perez, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee speaks to a crowd of Democratic supporters in Washington. Officials in Houston, Miami and Milwaukee are in a mad scramble to lure the Democratic presidential nominating convention in 2020, but each city has something left to prove. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Inside the battle to host the 2020 Democratic convention

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Davis scores 26 as No. 9 Houston beats Tulane 85-50

By LES EAST - Associated Press

Houston's Armoni Brooks makes a basket as Connecticut's Sidney Wilson, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

No. 9 Houston beats UConn 71-63 for 9th straight victory.

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Police: 3 dead in Houston-area home, double murder-suicide

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Texas: Last defendant pleads guilty in $40M securities fraud

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Dallas Mavericks forward Maximilian Kleber (42) shoots as Houston Rockets guard James Harden defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Harden runs 30-point streak to 30, Rockets beat Mavs 120-104

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

In this June 17, 2018, file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas. Records obtained by The Associated Press highlight some of the problems that plague government facilities for immigrant youth. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP) ** FILE **

Mumps cases confirmed at Houston ICE facility

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Cincinnati forward Trevon Scott (13) and Houston forward Breaon Brady (24) reach for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

No. 12 Houston blanks Cincy over final 6 minutes, wins 65-58

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Mumps confirmed in 7 detainees at Houston ICE facility

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