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Spirit Airlines is going upscale. In a break from its history, it will offer fares with extra perks 07/30/2024 02:21pm • Spirit Airlines is moving farther away from its history as a fee-happy budget airline and will start selling tickets that include some of its most popular extras in bundles. The Florida-based airline said Tuesday the top ticket will be a “Go Big” package that includes priority check-in, a roomie 5 ways the 2024 race has changed with Harris replacing Biden on the Democratic ticket 07/30/2024 02:08pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Over the last month, much has changed about the 2024 presidential election in the United States. Now that President Joe Biden is out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris is in, former President Donald Trump is having to pivot his campaign to a new challenger. Here are five w Russia is set to postpone the World Friendship Games, once seen as a rival to Paris Olympics 07/30/2024 02:02pm • PARIS (AP) — A Russian sports event widely regarded as an attempt to rival the Paris Olympics is set to be postponed to next year, organizers said Tuesday. The World Friendship Games had been due to take place in Russia in September but will now move back to unspecified dates in 2025, the Internat Here's what to know about what's next for Olympic triathlon in wake of Seine River water quality 07/30/2024 01:52pm • PARIS (AP) — The biggest opponent to the swim portion of the triathlon held in the Seine River: E. coli. Bacteria levels in the famed waterway have left organizers of the Paris Games scrambling toward backup plans and even tweaks to the competition in order to make sure they can stage the races. T How will kickoffs look different in 2024 and what other rule changes are coming to the NFL 07/30/2024 01:13pm • The NFL will have a new look this year when it comes to kickoffs. Owners voted this spring to overhaul the kickoff, hoping to revive a play that had little action last season after most kicks resulted in no returns while still prioritizing player safety. Owners also approved other rule changes, inc Analysis: World ranking doesn't always work for LIV. It works for Olympic qualifying 07/30/2024 01:10pm • SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The men's golf competition in the Olympics has assembled its strongest field for the Paris Games. That's not be mistaken for the best field. The most glaring omission is Bryson DeChambeau, the U.S. Open champion when he's not creating YouTube content with f Patrick Willis' short but impactful career leads him to Hall of Fame 07/30/2024 01:02pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — From the day he stepped into the NFL until a foot injury forced him into retirement after eight brilliant seasons as a do-everything linebacker, Patrick Willis succeeded at the highest level. Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2007. Five first-team All-Pro selections. Seven Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership 07/30/2024 12:55pm • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties have been asking the publis A move to limit fowl in Iowa's capital eggs residents on to protest with a chicken parade 07/30/2024 12:36pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Residents with backyard coops in Iowa's capital city paraded with some of their chickens Monday from the Iowa Statehouse to City Hall after local officials ruffled their feathers by proposing stricter limits on raising birds in residential neighborhoods. Ed and Mary Byrnes The Taliban say they no longer recognize Afghan diplomatic missions set up by the former government 07/30/2024 12:27pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban said Tuesday they no longer recognize Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions set up by the former, Western-backed government and that they will not honor passports, visas and other documents issued by diplomats associated with the previous administration. It’s the lates France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with Morocco 07/30/2024 12:22pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France has thrown its support behind Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara, shifting a decades-old position and adding itself to a growing list of countries to align with Morocco as a United Nations-mediated peace process remains stalled. In a letter to King Hungarian minister accuses EU of orchestrating stoppage of Russian oil through Ukraine 07/30/2024 11:51am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó Tuesday accused the European Union's executive commission of orchestrating a stoppage of some Russian oil supplies into the bloc through Ukraine and warned that the dispute could lead to an energy crisis. Ukraine last month ad NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1 all off during Olympics in light, mid-summer motorsports schedule 07/30/2024 11:39am • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES NASCAR, which had last weekend off, has another free week for the Olympics before resuming at Richmond on Aug. 11. Fast facts: 2021 Cup Series champion Kyle Larson got to “Kiss The Bricks” at Indianapolis after winning there on July 21. ... There are four race Erica Ash, comedian and 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' and 'Mad TV' star, dies at 46 07/30/2024 11:19am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” has died. She was 46. Ash died Sunday in Los Angeles because of cancer, according to her publicist and a statement by her mother, Diann. South Sudan's story continues at the Paris Games with a basketball rematch against the US 07/30/2024 11:01am • VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something: An underdog, under-funded team from a nation still dealing with the aftereffects of a civil war and bracing for its first free election stuns the basketball establi