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CAIRO (AP) -- A former Egyptian jihadist returned home on Wednesday saying he wanted to clear a case of mistaken identity that confused him with a senior al-Qaida leader sought by the United States. Washington confirmed that Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi is not the wanted Saif al-Adel....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the Defense Department for failing to create a searchable database of medals recipients, a potential solution to identifying and prosecuting people who falsely claim to have received the honors....

LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II's busy summer calendar just got a bit more crowded....

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) -- An assistant football coach who chased a teenage gunman from a school cafeteria shrugged off talk of being a hero Thursday and assured parents that he was with their mortally wounded children and wiped their tears amid the attack that killed three students and wounded two....

PARIS (AP) -- General Motors and France's PSA Peugeot Citroen, both struggling in Europe, on Wednesday unveiled the details of a strategic alliance that will see the U.S. auto giant take a small stake in Europe's No. 2 carmaker....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama hosted low-key White House talks with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders Wednesday, with no pressing deadlines, feuds or crises, in what was described as an effort to find potential areas of legislative bipartisanship....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama hosted low-key White House talks with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders Wednesday, with no pressing deadlines, feuds or crises, in what was described as an effort to find potential areas of legislative bipartisanship....

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Crews cleared splintered plywood and smashed appliances from small-town neighborhoods Thursday, a day after tornadoes killed 13 people in the Midwest and South. But the forecast held a menacing possibility: More twisters may be coming, and they could be even stronger....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It took almost 60 years for World War II veterans to get a monument in Washington. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened less than a decade after their war ended. Now with the Iraq war just over, and Afghanistan continuing, there are already plans to honor those veterans in a new National Mall tribute in the works....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney padded his lead in the race for delegates Tuesday by winning Republican presidential contests in six states....

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- General Motors and France's PSA Peugeot Citroen, both struggling in Europe, said Wednesday that they're forming an alliance to share car platforms and purchasing power....

WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) -- The television was tuned to forecasters' dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from a tornado siren blare after midnight Sunday. Then silence. Then rumbling....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pentagon leaders met with Israel's defense minister Wednesday to discuss the ongoing tensions with Iran and Syria, amid escalating speculation that the Israelis will launch a pre-emptive strike against Tehran's nuclear facilities....

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that limits his sentence but that his lawyers say could put him and his family in jeopardy....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The military has come under sharp criticism at a House hearing for failing to create a searchable database of medal recipients....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is meeting at the White House with the four top Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress, the first such meeting since last July when the administration and Congress were fiercely negotiating to avoid a government default....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is meeting at the White House with the four top Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress, the first such meeting since last July when the administration and Congress were fiercely negotiating to avoid a government default....

VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) -- A disabled cruise ship will spend an extra 10 to 12 hours at sea without electricity, air conditioning or toilet facilities because a French fishing vessel that was first to respond to the drifting cruiser refused to give way to faster tug boats, a Seychelles government official said Wednesday....

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's ruling generals faced a backlash Friday over the departure of Americans on trial over charges that their pro-democracy groups fomented unrest, with the country's powerful Muslim Brotherhood and others accusing military leaders of bowing to pressure from Washington....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It took almost 60 years for World War II veterans to get a monument in Washington. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened less than a decade after their war ended. Now with the Iraq war just over, and Afghanistan continuing, there are already plans to honor those veterans in a new National Mall tribute in the works....