INDIANAPOLIS - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning was named the Most Valuable Player in Sunday's Super Bowl after leading his team to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots.

TAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney romped to a blowout victory in Florida's Republican U.S. presidential primary on Tuesday that put him back in front in the fight for his party's nomination to face President Barack Obama and left chief rival Newt Gingrich reeling but vowing to fight on.

WASHINGTON - Nearly half of all children in America live in school districts with high levels of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday that pointed to financial traps many public schools are caught in.

CHICAGO - Halfway through what might turn out to be the second mildest U.S. winter on record, major parts of the nation's economy are feeling the impact, for better or worse.