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Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz, the governor's office said.

Democracy campaigners in Bahrain and politicians around the world are calling for this Sunday's Formula 1 race in the Gulf state to be canceled as violent clashes continue between activists and authorities. What are the issues around the controversy, and how are the sport and its fans reacting?

Soledad O'Brien discusses the investment banker who created an elaborate spreadsheet to keep track of his dates.

The "mommy wars" that have cropped up repeatedly this campaign season are a figment of political pundits' imagination. The most recent example, of course, was the political and media tempest that followed Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's comment that Ann Romney, Mitt Romney's wife and a mother of five, had not "worked a day in her life." Many made political hay with the remark.

In an effort to reassure race fans ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Bahraini government said that members of team Force India were not the intended target of a gasoline bomb thrown by protesters.

An airplane with 127 people on board crashed Friday near an airport in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Pakistan's GEO-TV reported, citing sources. The country's Civilian Aviation Authority confirmed reports of a crash, the station said.

Piers Morgan defends Axl Rose for deciding not to attend the Rock'N'Roll Hall of Fame induction of Guns N' Roses.

In the RidicuList, Anderson Cooper examines which candidate's dog tale will have a greater election impact.

Entertainer Vanessa Williams talks to CNN's Piers Morgan about "being properly in love" and relationships.

Stop condemning a venerable and proud law enforcement force, says Jeffrey Robinson, for the misbehavior and idiocy of the few.

Randa Slim says that with the country still stuck in a violent stalemate, one way out if if the protest movement becomes more widespread

Shelling and gunfire resumed in Syrian opposition strongholds Friday as world leaders sought tougher measures against the regime over its failure to fully implement a peace plan imposed last week.

Anders Behring Breivik, who admits killing 77 people in Norway last summer, told a court in Oslo on Friday that he learned lessons from al Qaeda in planning his attacks.

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch will appear next week before the independent British inquiry into journalistic ethics prompted by phone hacking at his defunct News of the World tabloid, the investigators said Thursday.

Three employees "have chosen to resign" in connection with an alleged prostitution scandal in Colombia, the agency says. A 12th employee has been implicated.

China downplays India's successful long-range missile launch this week, saying that the two countries are not rivals but cooperating partners.

George Zimmerman apologized in court shortly before a Florida judge set a $150,000 bond that will let him get out of jail while he awaits trial in the death of Trayvon Martin.

Penn State University has paid out $5.76 million to the estate of Joe Paterno, its heralded head football coach who lost his job as part of a spiraling sex abuse scandal involving one of his former assistants, a school athletic official said Thursday.

An undercover investigation by the Federal Trade Commission found funeral homes nationwide deceived customers into making purchases they weren't required to make and failed to give up-front pricing to customers.

"Worthy of trust and confidence" is the motto of the almost 150-year-old U.S. Secret Service, and Director Mark Sullivan now faces the dual task of proving it true and keeping his job.