AP Lifestyles Digest

Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Nov. Dec 7.

Dad pleads guilty in autistic son's backyard pool drowning

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) — The father of a severely autistic 16-year-old Michigan boy who drowned in a family pool has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Canada health regulator approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's health regulator approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, days ahead of possible approval in the United States, and said it hopes to start giving the shots next week.

West Virginia chemical plant blast prompts stay-inside order

BELLE, W.Va. (AP) — An explosion that injured four people at a West Virginia chemical plant and shook surrounding homes prompted authorities to impose a shelter-in-place order before giving the all-clear early Wedn…

North Macedonia: PM criticizes Bulgaria’s veto of EU talks

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia's prime minister on Wednesday blasted Bulgaria's vetoing of the start of his country's membership talks with the European Union, saying the move shows “neither friends…

UN rights chief expects US will be 'much better' under Biden

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N human rights chief says she expects the U.S. administration of President-elect Joe Biden will be “much, much better” when it comes to human rights, and warned of shrinking “democratic space” i…

ICC closes probe into abuse of Iraqis by British troops

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday she is closing a preliminary probe into allegations of killings and torture of Iraqi prisoners by British troops from…

US Oct. job openings blip up to 6.7 million but hiring slows

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised slightly more job openings in October, but hiring slipped as a resurgence of COVID-19 threatens the economic recovery. And the number of Americans fired or laid off rose …

UK prosecutors charge 4 over toppling of slave trader statue

LONDON (AP) — Four people were charged with criminal damage on Wednesday over the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader and public benefactor in the city of Bristol.

Kurdish leader blames Baghdad over wages as protests rage

BAGHDAD (AP) — The prime minister of Iraq's northern Kurdish-run region on Wednesday blamed the federal government in Baghdad for delaying crucial budget transfers as violent protests over salary payments left eigh…

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A year after crash, Israel unveils new plan for moon landing

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is again aiming for the moon.

No one to be charged in deadly Denmark train accident

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — No one will be prosecuted for Denmark’s deadliest train accident in 30 years, in which a high-speed passenger train struck a semi-trailer that fell off a freight train coming in the oppos…

Pandemic, loss unite 2 rural Missouri pastors around faith

NOEL, Mo. (AP) — Thirty miles of rural Missouri separate the two churches, and so much else. One is mostly white; the other hosts services in five languages for a flock that spans the world.

France unveils draft law to fight Islamist radicalism

PARIS (AP) — The French government unveiled a draft law Wednesday aimed at better arming France against Islamist radicalism, a project promoted by President Emmanuel Macron to root out what he calls “separatists” u…