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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday’s parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, authorities said, sending terrified fans running for cover as yet another high-profile public event was

By JOHN HANNA and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or bigger fines for harming or killing police dogs, and the idea has bipartisan support despite questions about how the animals are used and a fraught history. In Kansas on Wednesday,

TORONTO (AP) — Bobby McMann registered the first hat trick of his NHL career as the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. William Nylander had the other goal for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 14 saves. Alexey Toropchenko scored for St. Louis, which entered 7-1-0 over its last eight

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid already was thinking about next season on Tuesday when he talked with a small group of reporters upon his return from the Super Bowl. The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday for their second consecutive championship and third

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The weeks after Kaniya Harris found out she was pregnant were among the hardest in her life. Final exams were fast approaching for the college junior. Her doctors told her she had an ovarian cyst, and the risk of ectopic pregnancy was high. The wait times for

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Boston Celtics power forward Jayson Tatum announced Tuesday a gift of $1 million from the financial services company SoFi to his nonprofit. The gift will establish the SoFi Generational Wealth Fund at the Jayson Tatum Foundation. The fund will help people in Tatum’s hometown of St. Louis afford the down

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was honored before appearing in his 1,000th NHL game Monday night. A video tribute included testimonials from Jay Bouwmeester, David Backes, former Blues coach Craig Berube, Vegas teammates Mark Stone and Alec Martinez and Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy. Taken

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year’s mark of

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stacey Stauch has one question on her mind as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “We’re all wondering: Will Taylor show up?” the paralegal said during a trip to the Chiefs-bedecked Union Station,

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing to play their next several games without top defenseman Morgan Rielly, who could be given a lengthy suspension. Rielly has an in-person hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety in New York scheduled for Tuesday. The 29-year-old cross-checked Ridly Greig up high after the Ottawa

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is overseeing a budding Kansas City dynasty. The 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers made the Chiefs the first team since Brady’s Patriots 19 years ago to repeat as Super Bowl champions. They have won three of the past five

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A baby girl is doing well and will be put up for adoption after being surrendered at a “Safe Haven Baby Box” at a Missouri fire house. The infant was dropped off Thursday at a Mehlville Fire District station in St. Louis County. The district installed

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show, according to officials and documents. The officiant who wed the pair is known to dress as an Elvis Presley impersonator. The couple

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — This was supposed to be the year when the Kansas City Chiefs were vulnerable. Their wide receivers were dropping passes, their offense was committing penalties, Travis Kelce was supposedly getting old and there was no way that Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes could possibly overcome

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are a dynasty and already are looking to become the first team to three-peat in the Super Bowl era. They’re underdogs to do it. Getting to New Orleans to play for the Vince Lombardi Trophy next February will be difficult

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in a Super Bowl unlike any other. Here’s a look at a few topics that will linger in the aftermath: BEST SUPER BOWL EVER? This Super Bowl will likely go down as one

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Jim Nantz and CBS producer Jim Rikhoff immediately felt they could be in store for the second overtime game in Super Bowl history after San Francisco kicker Jake Moody had his extra point blocked early in the fourth quarter, which kept it a 16-13 lead. That set the stage

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mecole Hardman didn’t immediately know he made the game-ending touchdown catch in the Super Bowl to give the Kansas City Chiefs their second straight championship. It took a minute for the moment to hit the Chiefs wide receiver. Hardman said he blacked out and forgot the Chiefs actually won the game.