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Getty ImagesOn the latest episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast, Shannen Doherty let something off her chest: She never quit the series Charmed. Doherty recounted with her guest, former Charmed co-star Holly Marie Combs, that she was all but fired by their co-star Alyssa Milano. "The narrative that I quit was assigned to me by other people," Doherty declared. The actress added, "I dont want to keep lying about something that meant the absolute world to me, something that I loved...

Boxes of General Mills cereal are displayed on a grocery store shelf on Dec. 20, 2023 in San Anselmo, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Breakfast foods maker General Mills, the brand behind familiar cereals like Cheerios, Lucky Charms and Wheaties, may not be a consumer favorite anymore as the company experiences slowing sales and increasing price hikes. In the companys latest quarterly financial report, General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening blamed the drop on "stronger-than-ant...

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peters square during the weekly Angelus prayer, Oct. 29, 2023, in The Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Pope Francis stunned the Catholic world on Monday by making a tweak to the Vatican policy concerning same-sex couples. Catholic priests can now bless those couples if they request it. However, the Church stressed it is not changing its views on marriage and that it believes it is between one man ...

Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As negotiations slog along, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a deal on border and Ukraine funding will not be completed before the end of the year -- though talks will still continue this week among a small group of key principals. "Negotiations arent easy. We know its going to take more time. But I am significantly more optimistic today than I was Thursday when we left based on the negotiations that have occurred all weekend,&qu...

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. is responding to the escalating crisis in the Red Sea by announcing Tuesday it has launched an international task force for maritime security, but so far only nine other politically similar nations are confirmed to have joined on -- sparking doubt that the coalition can put an end to militia attacks on vessels in the region and calm anxious shipping companies. State Department officials said the Biden administrations initial goal was ...

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two men were charged with illegally procuring American technology for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps drone program, according to court documents unsealed by the Justice Department. Iranian national Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and co-defendant Gary Lam, who was based in China and Hong Kong, were charged in D.C. federal court with procuring microelectronics for the IRGCs program from 2014 to 2015, according to court documents. Ardakani and his...

USDA.gov(NEW YORK) -- Approximately 26,550 pounds of frozen TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products have been recalled due to possible contamination with "clear, hard plastic," the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. "The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS that it had received consumer complaints reporting that clear, hard plastic was found under the breading of the boneless chicken bites," according to the recall ...

Alon AmirDuring the press run for the upcoming new film adaptation of The Color Purple, Fantasia Barrino has been open and honest about what she says was a difficult decision to agree to reprise her role as Celie. In her Variety spread, the singer revealed she vowed to never play the role again, citing how "traumatic" of an experience her Broadway run had been.  In a recent chat with ABC Audio, Barrino opened up about having to pause the trauma therapy sessions she had start...

Jamie Grill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After a monthslong investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration into applesauce pouches tainted with lead, the agency suspects the contaminated products were the result of a manufacturer cutting corners to save money, according to a senior U.S. official. The official spoke to ABC News on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the ongoing internal investigation. "They think the company deliberately sourced cheap materials," ...

Marvel StudiosDisney has dropped Jonathan Majors from future productions as the Marvel villain Kang, the studio said on Monday evening. The studios decision came just hours after the actor was found guilty of one count of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment, but acquitted of two other counts of assault and aggravated harassment in a split verdict. Both counts he was convicted on were misdemeanors. Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Marvel. Majors, 34, had bee...