An Army member who says he was injured by the COVID vaccine said he faced repeated pressure to take the second dose of the vaccine, despite receiving a temporary exemption from the vaccine mandate last year.  But Army Warrant Officer Douglas Rubin (a pseudonym) was ultimately assisted by the Pentagon’s recission of the vaccine mandate…

MELBOURNE—World number two Rafa Nadal will be sidelined for six to eight weeks by the hip flexor injury he suffered during his second-round loss at the Australian Open, the Spaniard’s team said on Thursday. Nadal’s title defense ended bitterly on Wednesday as he slumped to a 6–4 6–4 7–5 defeat by Mackenzie McDonald, the latest…

MELBOURNE—Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday after aggravating a hip problem during his 6–4 6–4 7–5 defeat to Mackenzie McDonald, the Spaniard’s latest entry in an injury-blighted history at Melbourne Park. Nadal’s elimination shakes up the men’s draw and puts a twist in the Grand Slam titles…

MELBOURNE, Australia—Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open for an undisclosed injury she sustained while playing in a tournament in Auckland, New Zealand this week. A seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, Williams received a wild-card entry into the Australian Open last month to compete in what would have been her 22nd major at Melbourne…

NASSAU, Bahamas—Tiger Woods painted an uncertain picture about how much golf he can play, saying Tuesday that “I don’t have much left in this leg.” He also doesn’t have much hope the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded rival league can get along unless Greg Norman is out as LIV Golf’s leader. “Not right now. Not…

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for driving drunk, speeding, and hitting two parked cars last year, leaving a 5-year-old girl with a serious brain injury. Reid pleaded guilty in September to driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. The charge carries…

Injured veterans will soon receive an extra $1000 a year, and more staff will be hired to process their claims. The federal budget includes an additional $97.9 million for totally and permanently incapacitated former defence personnel. It also earmarks $233.9 million to hire 500 more frontline staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Extra funding will also…

JAKARTA—Close to 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, as a team of experts investigates the spike in cases. The rise in fatalities comes as Gambia’s government probes the death of 70 children from AKI linked to paracetamol syrups used…

JAKARTA—Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, its health minister said on Thursday, as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year. Indonesia has temporarily banned sales of all syrup-based medications and has been looking closely at paracetamol syrups used locally…

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young might throw Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. As coach Nick Saban reiterated on Monday, that’s the nature of a day-to-day injury. The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner exited Saturday’s game at Arkansas with 10:54 remaining in the second quarter when he was tackled out of bounds and landed on his shoulder. Young was…