A statement issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) reveals 14 deaths and 100 injuries in the U.S. since early June were a result of lightning.

The statistics were based on reports from local Weather Service offices and news accounts.

Federal health officials report nearly 81-percent of the nation's toddlers are vaccinated on time, a record level that comes five years ahead of government expectations.

Dr. Stephen Cochi, acting vaccine chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the numbers are a testament to the fact parents are recognizing the benefits and importance of vaccinations.

Research finds pesticide use at or near schools in the United States made 2,500 children and school employees sick over a five-year period. The Associated Press reports researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found chemicals used to kill insects and wild plants on school grounds and disinfectants affect children adversely.

The study is published in Journal of the American Medical Association. While explaining the results of the study, lead author Dr. Walter Alarcon says about 600 students and staff members had to be evacuated from an Edinburg, Texas, elementary school in May after pesticides sprayed on a cotton field entered into the school's air conditioning system.

A Stamford, Connecticut mother was arrested on Tuesday after she accidentally locked her 23-month-old son in her new Audi and refused to give firefighters permission to break the window on the car to gain access to the child.

Susan Guita Silverstein, 42, is charged with reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor.

Federal health officials report nearly 81-percent of the nation's toddlers are vaccinated on time, a record level that comes five years ahead of government expectations.

Dr. Stephen Cochi, acting vaccine chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the numbers are a testament to the fact parents are recognizing the benefits and importance of vaccinations.