Six months after being cleared of criminal charges in the "Rust" shooting death, actor Alec Baldwin has filed a suit alleging malicious prosecution and defamation by New Mexico prosecutors and law enforcement.

Baldwin, whose involuntary manslaughter charge was dismissed in July, accused New Mexico officials of abusing their power in prosecuting him.

Alec Baldwin on Thursday sued New Mexico prosecutors, sheriff's office officials and others who took him to trial for the 2021 "Rust" shooting alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights violations.

Mexico's headline inflation rate eased more than expected in December, fueling bets that the central bank will keep cutting its benchmark interest rate despite an uptick in the core consumer price index.

Mexico’s annual inflation eased last month to the lowest level since February 2021, keeping in play a fifth straight interest rate cut at the central bank’s next policy meeting.

Mexico’s annual inflation rate dropped to a nearly four-year low of 4.21%, representing a notable decline of 0.34% from 4.55% in November. The inflation rate below market expectations remains quite astounding as they had predicted a rate of 4.