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Donald Trump has decided he won't moderate a Republican presidential debate after all. He says he's still mulling a possible independent bid. Only two candidates were still committed to attend.

Human rights advocates are calling on the Obama administration to do more protect people in immigration detention centers from sexual assault. A new federal rule covers inmates in jails and prisons, but some Homeland Security officials want an exemption for facilities that house illegal immigrants.

Science has a way of getting inside our heads — especially when it comes to the powers of the mind. Author and neurologist Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa recommends three brilliant brain-teasing books.

The plan to save Europe's economies calls for troubled countries to rein in government spending. But economists say austerity by itself won't be enough; there must also be a plan for growth.

Stratolaunch Systems is a new venture from Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen and aviation pioneer Burt Rutan that plans to launch rockets into space from a specially built jet aircraft with a wingspan greater than the length of a football field.

The state's new ethics law bans nearly all gifts to government workers — including schoolteachers. Teachers who accept anything more than a trinket of "little intrinsic value" could face fines up to $6,000.

New data from the world's largest particle physics lab offer "intriguing hints" about the Higgs boson. The Higgs is a key part of some beautiful math that would explain why things have mass — if scientists can find concrete evidence that the particle really exists. Alas, "we have not found it yet," physicists said today.

"We're looking for a stable, democratic government that is not beholden to anyone in the region and is able to be secure within its own borders," the vice president told NPR, and he sees that happening in Iraq.

The Food and Drug Administration has warned a marketing company and eight surgery centers in Southern California that their marketing of weight-loss surgery is misleading. Ads touted the benefits without adequately describing the risks.

Impostors can be scheming, even villainous, but their stories tempt us with an attractive possibility — the chance to wear a mask. Writer David Anthony suggests three tales about nefarious characters that let us indulge in our fascination with the art of manipulating outward appearances.