NEW YORK — Monster Beverage is hitting back at a lawsuit alleging its energy drinks were responsible for the death of a 14-year-old Maryland girl, saying that no blood test was performed to confirm that the girl died of “caffeine ...

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The trial of a man accused of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of a North Carolina teenager has been postponed. Both prosecution and defense lawyers requested the postponement Monday, saying thousands of pages of evidence must be sorted through ...

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WASHINGTON — A Maryland teenager has won $75,000 for coming up with a screening method for early-stage pancreatic cancer. Jack Thomas Andraka of Crownsville, won this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The 15-year-old won for his work in ...

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Friends and family in Maryland and North Carolina are marking one year since the disappearance of a teen who was later found dead. Sixteen-year-old Phylicia Barnes of Monroe, N.C., disappeared from a relative’s apartment in Baltimore on Dec. 28, 2010. ...

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The parents of a teenager who was left brain-damaged after nearly drowning in a Parkville swim club have settled their $40 million lawsuit against the club and its pool management company. William and Mary Becker reached a confidential settlement with ...

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ROCKVILLE — Prosecutors say a Potomac teenager has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the death of a 57-year-old car salesman last year. Eighteen-year-old Emily Geller was sentenced on Monday. She pleaded guilty in July to first-degree murder ...

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