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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.
The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina declares a midnight to 6 am curfew for a second night to try to keep protesters off the streets. Protesters continue to demand the release of the police video of the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Syrian warplanes launch some of the heaviest air strikes yet on rebel … Continued
The family and attorney for Keith Lamont Scott view the police videos of his fatal shooting death and ask for them to be made public. Charlotte, North Carolina authorities continue to reject the demand. Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma charge a white police officer who fatally shot Terrence Crutcher with first degree manslaughter. The Syrian … Continued
Protesters clash with police in Charlotte, North Carolina, after the fatal police shooting of an African American man, Keith Lamont Scott. In Berkeley, activists take to the streets to support the family of a transgender African American woman, Kayla Moore ahead of a Friday hearing on a wrongful death lawsuit. A “diapers not detention” … Continued
A police officer who shot and killed an unarmed African American man is the subject of a criminal investigation. Police video of the incident shows officers left the victim, Terrence Crutcher, to bleed to death. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren lays into Wells Fargo Bank Chief Executive after he apologizes for betraying customers’ trust. Warren says … Continued
A suspect wanted in connection with explosive devices in New York and New Jersey is in police custody after a shootout in Linden, New Jersey. 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan. Donald Trump seizes on the incident to bolster his call for racial profiling. Hillary Clinton says Trump’s approach … Continued
After five years of promoting the “birther” lie that President Obama was not born in the U.S., Donald Trump publicly acknowledges Obama was born in this country. The U.S. warns Russia that potential military cooperation envisioned by the Syria ceasefire will not happen unless humanitarian aid begins to flow into beseiged communities. The family of … Continued
The 19-year-old woman who called herself “Celeste Guap” has returned to the Bay Area. She’s expected to testify in the sex crimes charges against Oakland and other police officers who had sex with her — some when she was an underage sexually exploited minor. The family of an innocent man executed in … Continued
The U.S. and Israel sign a landmark agreement giving Israel a ten-year 38 billion dollar military aid package. It’s the largest such U.S. military aid deal in history. The ACLU, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International launch a campaign to win a pardon for National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, still in exile in … Continued
President Obama campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia while Clinton continues to recuperate from her bout of pneumonia. Internet conspiracy theorists say Clinton is seriously ill and using a body double to stand in for her. Donald Trump stumps in Iowa; his vice presidential nominee continues to decline to call former KKK grand wizard David … Continued
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cancels a fundraising trip to California after falling ill with pneumonia, while Republican nominee Donald Trump assails Clinton for referring to half his supporters as a “basket of deplorables”. North Dakota authorities charge Democracy Now producer and host Amy Goodman with criminal trespassing for her work covering Native American led … Continued
