Category: High-profile cases

People Injured by COVID-19 Vaccine Are Left in the Dark: Agricultural Pilot

People injured by the COVID-19 vaccine have no meaningful way to get compensated and have been ignored by the federal government, according to an agricultural pilot who has been seriously injured by taking the COVID-19 vaccine. “At this point, the government has totally abandoned us,” Cody Flint, a vaccine-injured pilot, told NTD’s “The Nation Speaks”…


2-Time US Champ, Olympic Hopeful Alysa Liu Out With COVID-19

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Two-time champion Alysa Liu withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, less than a day after a third-place finish in the short program put her in position to make the Olympic team. The 16-year-old Liu is at least the fifth competitor to test positive for the virus…


‘I Can Feel It’: Djokovic Sends Thanks for the Support

The top men’s tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country’s COVID-19 rules and compete in the Australian Open. Djokovic received calls from his native Serbia, including from his parents and the president, who…


Djokovic in Limbo as Lawyers Fight Australia Ban

MELBOURNE—Novak Djokovic faced at least 72 hours holed up in a Melbourne hotel for immigration detainees after he was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a political firestorm over his medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The tennis star, who is chasing a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open, remained in the…


TV Host Seth Meyers Contracts COVID-19, Show Dark This Week

NEW YORK—This week’s remaining episodes of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have been scrapped after the host tested positive for COVID-19. Meyers tweeted Tuesday about his positive result but said he felt fine, thanking the vaccine and a booster shot. He hosted an original broadcast on Monday. NBC has canceled the four shows scheduled from…


Swedish King and Queen Test Positive for COVID-19

STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have tested positive for COVID-19, the palace said in a statement on Tuesday. “The King and Queen, who are fully vaccinated with three injections, have mild symptoms and are feeling well, given the circumstances,” the palace said in a statement. The palace said the king, 75, and…


Lionel Messi and 3 More Paris Saint-Germain Players Test Positive for COVID-19

Football star Lionel Messi and three of his Paris Saint-Germain teammates have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Sunday. Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico, and Nathan Bitumazala have also contracted the virus and are in quarantine. “They are currently in isolation and are subject to the appropriate health protocol,” the club said in a statement. Messi, who…


Pentagon Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19, Reports Mild Symptoms

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that, while on leave at home, he developed COVID-19 symptoms on Jan. 2 and has subsequently tested positive for the virus. “My symptoms are mild, and I am following my physician’s directions,” he said in a statement on Sunday. In the past week, Austin has not been in…


Broadway’s ‘Music Man’ Is Latest COVID-19 Victim as Jackman Tests Positive

Broadway’s revival of “The Music Man” on Tuesday canceled performances for five days after star Hugh Jackman tested positive for COVID. In the latest New York City show to fall victim to COVID-19, Jackman wrote on Twitter that he had only mild symptoms, including a scratchy throat and runny nose, and that as soon as…


Wentz Joins COVID-19 List as Colts Try to Earn Playoff Spot

INDIANAPOLIS—Carson Wentz is expected to miss Sunday’s key game against Las Vegas after the Indianapolis Colts placed their starting quarterback on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether Wentz tested positive for the virus or was deemed a close contact to someone else who had tested positive. NFL protocols require players who…