New Census figures show nation is following Los Angeles in diversity

For the first time in U.S. history, children under 5 who identify with an ethnic minority group outnumbered white children — a trend that has already been true in Los Angeles County for more than four decades, U.S. Census figures released Thursday show. Just over half, or 50.2 percent, of young children in the United States were part of a minority race or ethnic group as of...