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Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni is suing writer Roberto Saviano for defamation. Saviano has lived under police protection since 2006, after death threats for his book on the mafia in Naples.

The legislation gives federal regulators greater authority to limit the costs of prison phone calls. Though rates differ by state, calls from prison cost on average $5 for a 30-minute phone call.

The special Washington, D.C., court charged with "pre-clearing" the redistricting map in Texas — where four new congressional seats are at stake — hears closing arguments Tuesday. Meanwhile, Texas Republicans and minority groups are working on a deal.

Inflation is motivating shoppers to chase Black Friday deals even more than usual.

Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.

The demand for a visit with jolly old St. Nicholas is high, but Santas are in short supply across the country.

After two years of catastrophic and brutal conflict, Ethiopia's warring sides have agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities.

Amazon announced an additional 9,000 layoffs, citing economic uncertainty. The e-commerce company has already eliminated 18,000 positions.

Consumer prices in March were up 5% from a year ago. While inflation has eased from a four-decade high last summer, prices are still rising faster than the Federal Reserve would like.

An earthquake early Tuesday in the south Pacific sent tsunami waves crashing into Samoa and American Samoa. Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, says he isn't sure if the warning reached people in time. But, he says, there would have been natural warning signs of a tsunami.