1 in 5 US adolescents is now prediabetic, study says
Nearly a quarter of young adults and a fifth of adolescents in the United States have prediabetes, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
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States requiring universal background checks less likely to see guns in schools
High school students in states that require universal background checks on all prospective gun buyers are less likely to carry guns compared to students in states that require background checks only on sales through federally licensed firearms dealers, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.
Murder suspects escape from Tennessee juvenile detention
Four teens escaped from a juvenile detention center in Nashville, Tennessee, and authorities say they are considered dangerous.
Guatemalan immigrant alone, scared and in a strange country
Deisi Arreces-Huitz sat quietly in a tiny bus station in South Texas, holding a stack of tickets. Her bus wouldn't come for hours, and she was alone and frightened.
Indiana teen killed by backseat passenger, police say
An Indiana teen was shot and killed by a backseat passenger with an AR-15 style rifle in her own car while she was driving, police said.
US births decline for fourth year in a row, CDC says
The number of births in the United States declined for a fourth year following an increase in 2014, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Georgia teen not charged with hate crime in alleged black church plot
A white teen who allegedly plotted to attack a historically black church in Georgia faces a charge of criminal attempt to commit murder, but she's not charged with a hate crime because the state does not have such a law.
Two California teens killed at school ID'd
The two teens killed when a fellow student opened fire at their Southern California high school this week have been identified.
Teen receives double lung transplant after vaping-related illness
Doctors at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit performed what they believe is the United States' first double lung transplant on a patient whose lungs were damaged after vaping, according to the hospital.
Teen 'Jeopardy!' champ donates $10K in Trebek's honor
Alex, he'll take
