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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.
A combative Donald Trump returns to his earlier insistence that “both sides are to blame” for the violence in Charlottesville on Saturday. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and other city leader call for the National Park Service to withdraw permission for a right-wing rally at Crissy Field on August 26. Back from the brink on … Continued
It took two days of pressure, but Donald Trump finally denounces white supremacists in the wake of the car attack that killed one person and injured 19 following a Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. California becomes the first state to sue the Trump Administration for withholding public safety grants from sanctuary cities. A rally at Oakland’s … Continued
Donald Trump with a new tweet that the U.S. is “locked and loaded” if North Korea acts “unwisely”. North Korea says Trump is driving the situation on the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war. 62 Democrats led by John Conyers write a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressing “profound concern” over … Continued
North Korea accuses Donald Trump of senility and says he’s “bereft of reason” as officials say a plan to fire ballistic missiles off the shores of Guam could be ready within a week. An alarming new government report says global warming helped make 2016 the hottest year on record. The levels of greenhouse gases reached a … Continued
Donald Trump’s threat to North Korea of “fire and fury” apparently was ad-libbed, according to unnamed officials close to the President. The heightened nuclear tensions with North Korea give added urgency to the annual protest at the Lawrence Livermore Lab, commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/dozens-arrested-at-nuclear-weapons-protest-at-livermore-lab … Continued
President Donald Trump warns North Korea it will face “fire and fury” like the world has never seen if it persists in its nuclear threats. President Jacob Zuma survives a no confidence vote in the South African parliament. California sheriffs detail their opposition to sanctuary state legislation awaiting action in the State Assembly. Featured … Continued
Chicago files suit against the Trump Administration over a policy withholding policing grants from sanctuary cities. Governor Jerry Brown says California may do the same. New state safety rules announces for the state’s oil refineries following the 2012 explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond. Israel announces plan to ban the Al Jazeera … Continued
Attorney General Jeff Sessions vows a crackdown on leaker and suggests it may extend to journalists who publish classified information. Venezuela installs a powerful new constituent assembly. Young people in Oakland stage a rally urging developer Paul Tagami to drop his lawsuit against the city for blocking his plans for a coal terminal. Featured Stories: … Continued
Nissan workers at the company’s Canton, Mississippi plant begin voting on whether to make the factory the first in the south to unionize. Interpreters at the Contra Costa courthouse in Martinez stage the latest in a series of Bay Area informational pickets by interpreters who could go on strike over a stalled contract. The cities … Continued
President Donald Trump embraces legislation that would cut legal immigration numbers in half and shift the nation towards a system that prioritizes skills and mastery of English over family ties. A new report looks at how anti-immigrant groups are ramping up their lobbying efforts at the state capitol. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is planning to … Continued
