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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.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump criss cross the swing states in a final mad dash on the last full day of campaigning. Clinton gets a last minute boost when F.B.I. Director Comey says that investigators had worked around the clock to complete a review of newly discovered emails and found no reason to change … Continued
Four days until it’s all over — Donald Trump thinks he has the momentum to make it over the finish line. Court battles are raging across the country to combat Republican efforts to discourage or intimidate voters. Berkeley police break up a two week old homeless encampment in south Berkeley, injuring participants and arresting four … Continued
Donald Trump insinuates that Hillary Clinton is on he way to prison following a report that the F.B.I. is looking into alleged corrupt behavior while she was Secretary of State to the benefit of the Clinton Foundation. Die-hard Bernie Sanders backers mounting a last ditch effort to write in his name on the presidential ballot. … Continued
Hillary Clinton campaigns in Arizona where she’s hoping a strong turnout by Latino voters will flip the traditionally Republican state. Donald Trump is in Florida where he urges his supporters to turn out, warning them this is the last chance they have to beat the “rigged system”. President Obama says it may be possible … Continued
The New York Times says Donald Trump avoided paying potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes in a way even his own lawyers considered questionable. As she fights back the damage caused by the renewed F.B.I. investigation into her email server, Hillary Clinton campaigns across Florida reprising reports that Trump repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed … Continued
The Justice Department says the F.B.I. will have to sort through thousands of newly discovered emails in its renewed examination of the practices of Hillary Clinton. A United Nations committee calls for negotiations to open on a treaty to ban all nuclear weapons. State lawmakers hold a hearing on the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs … Continued
F.B.I. Director James Comey with a bombshell. He says the agency is investigating whether new emails that have emerged in its probe of Hillary Clinton’s private server may contain classified information. Current and former gay and lesbian lawmakers are among LGBT leaders rallying support for Supervisor Jane Kim in her race against gay Supervisor Scott Wiener for the … Continued
Hundreds of armed state and local North Dakota police and national guardmembers wearing riot gear and firing bean bags filled with lead shot and pepper spray attack oust a Native American encampment in the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton campaign together for the first time — in the battleground … Continued
For the first time, the United States apparently won’t be voting against a U.N. resolution that criticizes the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. Diplomats say the U.S. delegation is expected to abstain. Donald Trump receives rare good news after a third day of campaigning in the state of Florida. A new Bloomberg poll shows him with … Continued
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaign in the battleground state of Florida — winning the state’s 29 electoral votes is key for Trump if he is to have any path to victory. A federal judge approves a 15 billion dollar court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions cheating scandal. Housing and gentrification … Continued
