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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," ...

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...

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 ...

ABC News(KHIRBET ZANUTAH, West Bank) -- A Palestinian village school had been ransacked and a dozen houses nearby were abandoned. In some, a few belongings remained: a mattress and childrens shoes. This was Khirbet Zanutah in the West Bank which has been under Israeli military occupation for decades. In late October, its roughly 250 residents fled, packing up their homes, saying attacks and threats from Israeli settlers had become intolerable, according to villagers. "They said to us, If yo...

Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Dec 18, 4:30 PM EST Hamas releases video of 3 elderly Israe...

Jim Ladd, the DJ and producer who championed classic rock and interviewed many of the rock era's top artists in his Los Angeles studios, has died.

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...

If you were touched by the story of the slaughterhouse-bound steer who made a run for it - you can soon snuggle up to your own 'Ricardo' - sort of.

After a 4 month strike, nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ have ratified a new 3-year labor contract that includes enforceme

Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Holiday lights and the season of cheer may mask the fact that the darkest day of the year is fast approaching on Dec. 21. As the Northern Hemispheres winter solstice approaches, here is everything you need to know about the shortest day of the year for the more than 6 billion people living north of the equator. Thursday, Dec. 21, will mark this year’s winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere, bringing the shortest day and longest nig...