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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.
Senate Republicans are preparing for what could be their final try to pass a health care and tax cut bill. Iraq’s Prime Minister declares victory in retaking Mosul from the self-style Islamic State. Federal Judge Thelton Henderson orders the city of Oakland to court to account for its failures in addressing the Oakland Police Department sex … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
President Donald Trump vows to a friendly crowd in Warsaw, Poland to fight the threats of terrorism and government bureaucracy and tells Russia to stop “destabilizing activities” in Ukraine and elsewhere. Health care activists stage sit-ins at the offices of Republican Senators, demanding they vote no on the Republican health care and tax cut plan. Protests in … Continued
A day after a successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows that he will never put his nation’s weapons programs up for negotiation. President Donald Trump leaves for a four day visit, beginning in Poland and ending up with a G-20 meeting in Germany of the world’s leading … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
President Trump suggests Senate Republicans repeal Obamacare now and worry about providing an alternative later. Mills College plans to lay off tenured faculty in response to a financial crisis — including the head of the Ethnic Studies Department. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/mills-college-plans-tenured-faculty-layoffs https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/whistle-blowers-and-activists-claim-fraud-at-hunters-point-shipyard-construction-site
Civil rights attorneys head to San Francisco Bay Area airports to monitor implementation of President Trump’s partially restored Muslim Travel Ban. Donald Trump provokes bipartisan condemnation with his tweets this morning disparaging the looks and brains of an MSNBC coanchor who mocked him on-air. House Republicans debate a measure to ban cities and other jurisdictions … Continued
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell looks for a way to salvage the Republican health care and tax cut bill as President Donald Trump suggests he may have a surprise to get it over the finish line. The California Nurses Association and other single payer health care advocates rally at the State Capitol to pressure Assembly … Continued
Senate Republican leaders postpone this week’s planned debate on their health care and tax cut plan after failing to win support from enough Republicans to proceed. California Governor Jerry Brown and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris denounce the Republican plan. So does Ohio’s Republican Governor John Kasich. San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announces … Continued
