News 1st Look: Study: Largest U.S. group of poor kids is now Hispanic

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Study: Largest U.S. group of poor kids is now Hispanic

Study: Largest U.S. group of poor kids is now Hispanic
Jackson's daughter screamed 'Daddy!'
U.S. ambassador safe after Syria attack
Castro calls Obama stupid, rips policy
Ophelia strengthens into hurricane
Hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson dies
Holly Madison insures breasts for $1M

Study: Largest U.S. group of poor kids is now Hispanic

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:42 PM PDT

For the first time in U.S. history, the largest single group of poor children in any racial or ethnic category is Hispanic, according to a new survey.

Jackson's daughter screamed 'Daddy!'

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:40 PM PDT

The man who called paramedics to Michael Jackson's house testifies how Jackson's daughter approached him on his bed and screamed "Daddy!"

U.S. ambassador safe after Syria attack

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:19 PM PDT

The U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, was safe Thursday after being attacked by a pro-government group, a U.S. government official told CNN.

Castro calls Obama stupid, rips policy

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday for demanding changes on the island in order to improve bilateral relations and referred to him as "stupid."

Ophelia strengthens into hurricane

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Just hours after being designated a hurricane, Ophelia was intensifying Thursday evening in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to strengthen even more in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson dies

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Sylvia Robinson, a singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop music business, introducing the seminal "Rapper's Delight," died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart failure. She was 76.