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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.
Donald Trump names Republican Party insider Reince Priebus as chief of staff and alt-right standard bearer Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist, saying the two will work as equal partners. President Obama with his first post-election comments, backs off his dire warnings and dark predictions about a Trump presidency, expressing hope the office will remake … Continued
President-elect Donald Trump picks Vice President-elect Mike Pence to lead the transition team, replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Protests all over the country for a third night on Thursday. Portland, Oregon police declare a “riot”; one thousand march in the streets of Oakland. Merchants are tallying their losses after storefront windows are broken. Protesters … Continued
President Obama meets with Donald Trump in the Oval Office to begin planning the presidential transition. Street protests take place from coast to coast with dozens of arrests, including 30 in Oakland. Death penalty opponents ask the California Supreme Court to block a ballot measure that would speed up executions in the state. San … Continued
Outsider Donald Trump is now in as President-elect. Protesters take to the streets in the aftermath of his electoral college victory. Immigrants rights groups vow vigilance as California legislative leaders and the head of the U.C. system say they’ll defend undocumented students and others. Berkeley elects its first Latino mayor. Proponents of a soda tax … Continued
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
