AssociatedPress 23/3/2013-AP Top Stories,Raw: Obama Returns Home After Middle East Trip,Snowstorm Takes Aim at Plains, Midwest

AP Top Stories Here's the latest news for Saturday, March 23: Obama visits Petra at close of Mideast trip; Early spring storm takes aim at Midwest; Man killed in Texas now called suspect in Colorado slaying; Pope Francis meets Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. Raw: Obama Returns Home After Middle East Trip President Obama returned to the U.S. following a four-day trip to the Middle East. Aides said the trip aimed to reassure the region's politicians and people, particularly in Israel, that he is committed to their security and prosperity. (March 23) Snowstorm Takes Aim at Plains, Midwest An early spring snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at Denver International Airport and closed several roads Saturday as it moved eastward, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places. (March 23)