KHOU 11 News Houston

khou.com — Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:59 PM Just a week after the Pacific hurricane season began, the first hurricane is on the verge of forming there today. Bud is a growing Category 1 storm which is bearing down on the Mexican Riviera.

khou.com — SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers. The cuts announced Wednesday represent the HP's largest payroll purge in its 73-year history.

khou.com — HOUSTON -- After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him. He was right.

khou.com — NEW YORK -- If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane. Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra.

khou.com — HOUSTON-More and more really young kids are using iPads and other touch-screen devices and, it turns out, that might actually be a good thing. Even toddlers are going high tech. Interactive beginner's books come with all kinds of bells and whistles. Touch the screen and rewards such as music, pictures and animations pop up.

khou.com — HOUSTON-HISD police are investigating after cell phone video surfaced of what sixth graders says are fellow students rolling joints on a school bus. The video was allegedly shot on the school bus last Friday as the 11-year-old rode home from Clifton Middle School in northwest Houston.

khou.com — HOUSTON-Memorial Day is around the corner, and that means it's time for summer grub. If you are looking for inspiration for the perfect burger, look no further than the creations of some local Houston chefs. Burgers are about as American as the Fourth of July, but the burger at Samba Grille downtown boasts some foreign flavors!

khou.com — HOUSTON - A small portion of the ashes of "Star Trek" actor James Doohan, astronaut Gordon Cooper and 306 other people were launched into space on a commercially built rocket Tuesday. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and unmanned Dragon capsule marked the first time that a commercial spacecraft has been sent to the International Space Station.

khou.com — GALVESTON, Texas-The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for six people reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico after a mayday radio call said they were abandoning their sinking fishing boat in the waters off Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston received a distress call from the captain of the vessel around 1:15 p.m.

khou.com — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. The SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rocket took flight at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, opening a new era of spaceflight. It carried a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds of space station provisions.

khou.com — NEW YORK (AP) - If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane. Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra.

khou.com — The Coast Guard got a distress call from the captain of the boat around 1:15 p.m. Sunday, saying the boat was about 2.2 miles off the entrance of the Galveston Ship Channel and taking on water, so the six people onboard were getting into a life raft.

khou.com — HOUSTON- Candale Hall, the man charged with shooting four-year-old Isaiah Nicholas in the head on March 31, made a public apology Sunday at a church fundraiser held for the young victim. The fundraiser was to help the family with the little survivor's massive amount of medical bills.

khou.com — HOUSTON-An English Bulldog puppy that was stolen from a northwest Houston pet store Sunday was found Monday morning, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Two people were taken into custody in connection with the dognapping and they appeared to think it was all a big joke.

khou.com — HOUSTON-An English Bulldog puppy that was stolen from a northwest Houston pet store Sunday was found Monday morning, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Two people are in custody in connection with the dognapping, which was captured on surveillance video.