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THIS is the shocking moment a furious female passenger struts naked through airport security in protest over paying a fee to use the toilets. Vietnamese tourist Nguyen Thuytrang, 34, had just finished her holiday in the Philippines when police allegedly …

A HEARTBROKEN grandson marking 250 days since his beloved grandad was taken hostage by cowardly Hamas terrorists has just one demand – bring him home. Like many families desperately waiting for news on their loved ones, former Israeli footballer Daniel …

A MUM stuck in Travelodge for five months with three kids and two beds says “it’s a prison” – slamming the council for “ignoring” her plight. Sharon, whose name has been changed, fled her west London home in February to …

THE wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s last expedition ship has finally been found 62 years after it sank. Legendary explorer Shackleton – who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic – died on board steamship Quest before it sank on a …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Second baseman Nico Hoerner went through what manager Craig Counsell called a ‘‘pretty extensive hitting session’’ before the Cubs opened their series Tuesday against the Rays. He was out of the starting lineup for the fourth …

Chicagoans may breath a sigh of relief at the news that they won’t be shelling out extra money to cover the $50 million settlement paid to four men who were wrongfully convicted in a 1995 double-murder at a car dealership …

As sentencing nears for Chicago’s 80-year-old, longest-serving City Council member, lawyers for ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke braced a judge this week “for a biblical flood of stories and letters from people of all walks of life who have been touched …

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Even California workers making more than 75% of all jobs will struggle to buy a home. The source: My trusty spreadsheet created an “affordability” index comparing the 75th …

Jerry West, an iconic figure in basketball who became the image of the NBA, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 86, the Clippers announced. West was a dynasty builder, winning nine NBA championships as a player, coach, scout, …

Only two years ago, California enjoyed an unparalleled budget surplus of $97.5 billion, the result of soaring revenues and an influx of federal coronavirus funds. This editorial board advised Gov. Gavin Newsom to use that opportunity to make substantive changes …