The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays
6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays to Fridays
The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
President Biden announces budget plan that Republicans immediately reject; Norfolk Southern CEO apologizes for train derailment; Abortion providers nervously await Texas judge decision on abortion pill: The Pacifica Evening News March 9 2023
President Biden outlines budget that Republicans vow is dead on arrival Norfolk Southern CEO apologizes at Senate hearing on train derailment – but won’t support bipartisan safety plan Immigrants rights groups urge update to registry allowing applications for permanent residency State sues Huntington Beach for failing to allow more housing State lawmakers seek to renew … Continued
House rejects resolution to force withdrawal of 900 U.S. troops in Syria; Verbal clash erupts at Senate hearing on corporate union-busting; International Women’s Day forum calls for reinstatement of pandemic era income support programs: The Pacifica Evening News March 8 2023
House overwhelmingly votes down resolution to force withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria within six months Senator Bernie Sanders holds hearing on union rights and corporate union-busting An International Women’s Day forum denounces cancelation of pandemic era programs that lifted women and children out of poverty The Justice Department announces a probe of the … Continued
First of its kind lawsuit against Texas by women whose lives were endangered by abortion ban; Another Israeli raid in Jenin kills six Palestinians; U.N. approves treaty to protect the high seas: The Pacifica Evening News March 7 2023
Five women sue Texas after being denied abortions even though their lives were in danger Israeli raid in Jenin kills six Palestinians and wounds two dozen others United Nations agrees to a first of its kind treaty to protect the high seas Grim outlook for California salmon population as numbers drop to their lowest point … Continued
The Pacifica Evening News March 6 2023
Norfolk Southern releases new rail safety requirements following derailment disaster. French Unions announce new round of strikes protesting government retirement proposal. President Biden considering restarting migrant family detention. Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico drug cartel clash. More than 100 nations agree to UN ocean biodiversity pledge. Mother of disability rights movement, Judy Heumann, dies at … Continued
G-20 meeting forum for brief talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart; State and county officials tell snowed in San Bernardino residents help is on the way; Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg says he has terminal cancer: Pacifica Evening News March 2, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov hold brief talks at G-20 meeting San Bernardino County tries to get food and medicine to snowed in mountain residents House Ethics Committee announces investigation of New York Republican George Santos Senate hearing seeks to reauthorize funding for community health clinics before it runs out Pentagon … Continued
Israelis stage a “national disruption day” to protest plan to weaken Supreme Court; Eli Lilly caps insulin at $35 a month; Republicans call for a Parent’s Bill of Rights over what their children learn at school: Pacifica Evening News March 1, 2023
Israeli police fire water cannons and stun grenades at protesters opposing plan to weaken Supreme Court Eli Lilly bows to mounting pressure and caps out of pocket costs for insulin to $35/month Republicans double down on culture wars at school with Parents Bill of Rights legislation Bola Tinubu elected president of Nigeria with less … Continued
Conservative Supreme Court justices seem unlikely to uphold student loan forgiveness plan; Heated political rhetoric against China on Capitol Hill; San Francisco sanctuary ordinance supporters rally to its defense: The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 28, 2023
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental, and economic justice. Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems hostile to President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program China comes under bi-partisan political attack on Capitol Hill March marks 50 year anniversary of Wounded Knee occupation at the Pine Ridge Indian … Continued
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 27, 2023
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental, and economic justice.