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Donald Trump visited his new tower in Chicago for a "topping-off" ceremony. A few of Trump's neighbors would probably have preferred a "knocking-off" event to rid them of the building. While some think it's ugly, others are just peeved because it blocks their view.

The legislation authorizing the government to spend up to $700 billion to help shore up the banking system includes provisions that cap what those banking executives may make. Critics say, however, that the standards are too vague to be anything more than political cover.

With gas prices now topping $4 a gallon in much of the United States, some are taking advantage of cheap fuel across the border in Mexico. Big pickups with Texas plates are streaming across the border into Mexico to fill up with cheap gas.

Gettysburg is trying to return the battlefield to what it looked like in 1863. Last month, high winds sheared off the top of a honey locust that stood in the center of the Union line in the battle. The park is helping the Witness Tree heal.

The terrorism conspiracy trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver is drawing to a close. Lawyers for Salim Ahmed Hamdan rested their case before a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Friday. Both sides are scheduled to present their closing arguments on Monday.

New intelligence director Michael McConnell's 100-day plan to reform U.S. spy agencies has yielded some tangible results, but questions remain as to whether McConnell can achieve his ambitious agenda.

TransUnion used digital tricks called "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, regulators say.

The Justice Department and the CIA's Inspector General are both investigating the agency's 2005 destruction of videotapes of the interrogations of top al-Qaida operatives. The Justice Department has already started what it calls a "preliminary inquiry" into the matter.

Dmitry Medvedev, whom Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed as his successor, says he would appoint Putin prime minister if elected. That could allow Putin to hold on to power, but some analysts say it's unclear if that is Putin's plan.

As Russia swears in a new president, observers question whether the leader, Vladimir Putin's successor, will have real power to chart his own course for the country. He takes over a nation with a booming oil economy, and many serious problems.