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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.
Republican Senators begin the process of trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Democrats warn against the repeal. California Democratic legislative leaders engage the services of former Obama Administration Attorney General Eric Holder to advise on legal strategy in likely battles with the Trump Administration over climate change, health care, civil rights and immigration. Oakland … Continued
A rough start for House Republicans who are forced to reverse their plan to gut the House Ethics office following a public furor and a scolding by Donald Trump. The President of the NAACP is arrested after sitting in at the Mobile, Alabama office of Senator Jeff Sessions to protest his nomination as Attorney General. … Continued
A dozen people are reported in custody in Turkey in connection with the New Year’s Eve attack on an upscale Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 and wounded 70. Officials are still searching for the shooter. A series of bombings in Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State kills more than 60 people in the past three days. One … Continued
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he won’t engage in tit for tat expulsions of U.S. diplomats following President Obama’s order expelling 35 Russians. A Syrian ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey largely is holding; talks on a political settlement may take place next month. The San Francisco District Attorney has decided not to retry a 22 … Continued
President Obama unveils retaliatory actions against Russia for its alleged hacking of Democratic emails. He’s expelling nearly three dozen diplomats from the Russian embassy in Washington and consulate in San Francisco and imposing sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies. Russia and Turkey broker a nationwide ceasefire in Syria amid hopes it will lead to … Continued
Secretary of State John Kerry blasts Israel in unusually blunt language for its settlements policies on occupied Palestinian lands. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly responds, calling Kerry’s Mideast policy speech a great disappointment, but saying better days lie ahead with the incoming Trump Administration. Turkey’s foreign minister says his country and Russia have prepared an agreement … Continued
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe make a symbolic joint visit to Pearl Harbor at the site of the Japanese attack that drew the U.S. into World War II. Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to lay out his vision for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a speech tomorrow. The speech will come amid … Continued
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu verbally lashes out at the United Nations Security Council member states who approved a resolution condemning Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian lands. New California gun safety laws take effect on January first. Water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux encampment protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline ride out a blizzard with … Continued
The Obama Administration deals a historic blow to Israel at the United Nations Security Council. The U.S. abstains on a resolution condemning Israel instead of exercising a veto as usual. The action comes despite fierce lobbying by Israel and interference by President-Elect Donald Trump. California releases a massive environmental impact report supporting Governor Jerry Brown’s … Continued
The Obama Administration announces it’s dismantling an inactive registry largely for people from Moslem countries. The action comes less than a month before Donald Trump takes office and means he would have to start from scratch if he wants to implement a registry of his own. Donald Trump uses twitter to call for expanded U.S. nuclear … Continued
