Baton Rouge father accused of ‘whooping’ daughter with belt over bad grades

A Baton Rouge man was charged with cruelty to juveniles after a six-year-old girl was found with welts on her bottom and leg.

Waco girl tells police she watched her father beat her brother with a belt: Affidavit

A Waco man is facing a felony charge after a child arrived at a local elementary school with extensive injuries that a witness said were caused by a belt beating the night before, according to a ...

Louisiana father accused of whooping daughter with belt over bad grades

A Baton Rouge man was charged with cruelty to juveniles after a six-year-old girl was found with welts on her bottom and leg.
The Conversation

Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?

Archana Koirala has done research with funding from the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, and NSW health. She is the chair of the Vaccination Special Interest Group and a ...
The Desert Sun

Whooping cough surge in SoCal could foreshadow statewide concern

San Bernardino County health officials are sounding the alarm as whooping cough cases nearly triple compared to last year, part of a nationwide rise that has pediatricians and epidemiologists ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Whooping cough cases climbing in the Inland Empire

Whooping cough is on the rise in the Inland Empire, where Riverside and San Bernardino county officials say numbers are up from previous years. Whooping cough cases have tripled in San Bernardino ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Whooping cough cases are surging nationwide. How's Wisconsin doing?

Although cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are soaring nationwide, Wisconsin seems to be sidestepping another outbreak this winter. In 2024, Wisconsin saw its worst year for whooping cough in ...
New York Post

Deaths from this entirely preventable disease are rising — as cases hit almost 28,000 in the US

Cases of whooping cough are on the rise in the US — and so are deaths, with most of 2025’s fatalities being children and infants. According to CDC data, there were 27,871 reported cases of pertussis, ...
Channel 3000

The US has seen nearly 28K whooping cough cases this year. Here’s what you need to know

(CNN) — For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or ...
KETV Omaha

The US has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year. Here’s what you need to know

OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...
CNN

Melting glaciers, whooping cough, great year for gold: Catch up on the day’s stories

👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In pop culture, this was the year of rot, slop and rage. Whether it was a debate on Sydney Sweeney’s jeans or “Love Island” binges, everything felt like a huge deal. Check ...