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The hysteria over Apple's much-anticipated iPhone 5 seems to have reached a crescendo as new research shows that the new phone is already on the shopping list of many North American mobile users.

Bank of America will charge debit-card users $5 a month in response to new federal regulations that could cost the company up to $2 billion in annual revenue, it announced on Thursday.

According to an independent study, 41 percent of U.S. mobile owners plan on buying an iPhone 5. Furthermore, 27 percent of Android device owners and 52 percent of BlackBerry owners plan on making the switch.

Ford (F) is in discussion with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to add as many as 10,000 jobs in the U.S. negotiations for a new four-year contract, people familiar with the talks said Thursday.

The latest listeria outbreak has taken at least 16 lives and caused dozens of illnesses in 18 states across the U.S., marking the deadliest food outbreak in over a decade.

As of Sept. 27, 72 people from 18 states have been infected with a rare illness called listeriosis stemming from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Humboldt Squid continued to invade Southern California beaches last week, giving anglers a unique fishing experience.

The group that oversees the power grid serving the Western United States has requested potentially sensitive market information as it investigates the Sept. 8 power outage that left 7 million people in the dark in California and Arizona, the California grid operator said on Wednesday.

China has embarked on a plan to launch a new space lab on Thursday beginning with the lift off of its 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 space module. Developing nations across the world are launching space and science research that could put them on the path to charting their own future.

Speculation of Jessica Simpson pregnant with her first child with fiance Eric Johnson has developed after photographs of her surfaced wearing what appeared to be a loose top meant to cover a baby bump in Mexico. However, now news is coming out that she may not be walking down the aisle any time soon.

A single, strong dose of hallucinogenic mushrooms may alter a person’s personality for more than a year and perhaps permanently said researchers of a Johns Hopkins study published Wednesday.

Mobile phone firm Nokia (NYSE: NOK) said it would cut 3,500 jobs and review its operations in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as part of its cost-cutting measures.

Ten expected contestants of Miss Universe 2012.

The deadliest foodborne outbreak in the U.S. in a decade has killed 13 people, infected 72 and is spreading through the country, with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention saying that cases have been reported from 18 states.

A listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe has sickened 72 people and killed between 13 and 16, making it the deadliest food-borne outbreak in the United States in more than a decade -- and the toll is expected to rise in October.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speech Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic 'Ideas for Tomorrow' Series:

Based on unsubstantiated reports in an Italian newspaper, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann warned Wednesday that the United States could be facing another Cuban Missile Crisis, but from Hezbollah, the Middle Eastern terror group.

Seventy-two people from 18 states, so far, are confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Listeria bacteria linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes as of Monday. Here are nine more states that may be in danger of suffering listeria infections or possible deaths.

As the trial into the death of Michael Jackson enters its second day, 12 jurors are expected to hear testimony from the singer's assistant about the chaos that erupted the day he died.

Tropical Storm Ophelia reformed in the Atlantic, joining Tropical Storm Philippe. Here's a look at their projected paths.

The Dalai Lama was scheduled to attend the 80th birthday of his friend and fellow Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu in early October.