What's News: Business & Finance Top Stories for May 14, 2013

A Philadelphia doctor who performed abortions was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies who were killed with scissors after they were born alive.

What's News: World-Wide for May 14, 2013.

Obama said Monday those responsible for any improper scrutiny of conservative groups' tax status would be held "fully accountable," hours before it emerged that the current and former heads of the IRS were informed last May that tea-party groups had been targeted.

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What's News: World-Wide for May 13, 2013.

Cyclone Threatens Bangladesh, Myanmar

A tropical cyclone headed toward Bangladesh and western Myanmar is raising fears of a potentially devastating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Cyclone Threatens Bangladesh, Myanmar

A tropical cyclone headed toward Bangladesh and western Myanmar is raising fears of a potentially devastating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

U.S. companies are on track to raise the most money through initial public offerings since before the financial crisis, driven by the same thirst for risk among investors that has pushed the stock market to new highs.

The IRS's scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond those with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names—as the agency admitted Friday—to also include ones worried about government spending, debt or taxes, and even ones that lobbied to "make America a better place to live."

In several recent works of fiction, the Lone Star State is a breakaway republic rebelling against shenanigans in Washington.

What's News: Business & Finance Top Stories for May 13, 2013

An IRS official apologized Friday for improperly targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny during the 2012 campaign.

What's News: Business & Finance Top Stories for May 11-12, 2013

Rescue workers pulled a female garment worker from the rubble of Rana Plaza after 16 days, among the longest periods anyone has survived such an ordeal.

What's News: World-Wide Top Stories for May 11-12, 2013