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Two additional Los Angeles students have been charged after a shooting that wounded and hospitalized two other Gardena High School students, including one who was in critical condition Wednesday with a head wound, police said. Both students -- a boy and a girl -- were arrested late Tuesday and are being held on suspicion of being accessory to a felony, said Lt. Randy Brooks of the Los Angeles school police. A 17-year-old male student, a senior, was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly brought an automatic handgun in his backpack to a health class and the gun accidentally fired one round...

BREAKING: Three students were shot at Gardena High School in California, authorities tell Fox News. Gardena Police Lt. Steve Pendergrass tells Fox News that there was a shooting on the campus of Gardena High School. One suspect is at large and he is believed to be a student at the school.

Roughly one fifth of older Americans suffer from adult-onset diabetes. This form of the disease, also known as type 2 diabetes, arises when insulin-producing cells in the pancreas fail to make enough of the hormone, or cells in the body become resistant to its influence, causing blood sugar levels to rise. This surge, in turn, can lead to potentially life threatening effects. The Western medicine chest currently holds no cure for type 2 diabetes, though treatments can preserve and prolong life. But taking a cue from traditional Chinese medicine, researchers have uncovered a specific chemical from the fruit of the...