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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.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in a surprise visit to Iraq, defends Britain’s involvement in the occupation, echoing the Bush administration, he calls the invasion a warning to other repressive regimes Afghanistan’s Loya Jurga agrees on a new constitution today, clearing the way for the country’s first elections in nearly 3 decades. the constitution gives … Continued
Iraqi resistance fighters shoot down a U.S. observation helicopter, killing a U.S. soldier, meanwhile angry Iraqis protest a raid on a Baghdad Mosque – U.S. officials say soldiers captured large numbers of weapons in the operation, but the Imam of the Mosque says the soldiers trampled on the Koran and beat up worshippers Officials in … Continued
Heavy rains in Northern California prompt authorities to issue flood warnings, but the warnings are cancelled later in the day The death toll now stands at 8 in yesterday’s bomb attack on a Baghdad restaurant – and a U.S. peace activist there says Iraqis are still fearfull of rampant crime and vexed by shortages, unemployment, … Continued
Agriculture secretary Ann Veneman says there’s no need to test all U.S. cattle for Mad Cow Disease, as some other nations do, Veneman says it’s sufficient to test only the highest-risk animals Israel announces plans to build new settlements on the occupied Golan sights, territory it captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast War. Syria … Continued
In a surprise move Attorney General John Ashcroft recuses himself from the investigation of the Bush Administration’s leak of the identity of a CIA agent – but there will not be an outside independent special prosecutor – the probe will be headed by a Justice Department career federal attorney in Chicago The Agriculture Department announces … Continued
Iran’s leader promises to rebuild the ancient city of Bam where an earthquake has killed up to 30 thousand people – rescuers are now wrapping up their search for survivors of Friday’s disaster A powerful storm hits Northern California with heavy rain and high winds, widespread flooding is reported throughout the Bay Area – thousands … Continued
The Agriculture department expands its recall of beef, admitting that meat from a cow infected with Mad Cow disease has been distributed to 8 states, including California Officials in Iran say the death toll from Friday’s earthquake could reach 30,000 – hopes are fading that any more survivors remain alive in the rubble As the … Continued
Governments around the world are sending aid to the earthquake ravaged Iranian city of Bam. A gas explosion in Southwest China has turned an area of 10 square miles into a death zone. A second cow in Washington State has been diagnosed with Mad Cow disease A federal judge banned forced Anthrax vaccinations for our … Continued
Thousands are dead following a devastating earthquake in Iran today, the death toll now is 5,000 but it could go much higher Israeli troops shoot and injure 2 protestors at a demonstration against the West Bank separation wall – one of the wounded is an American, the other an Israeli; it’s apparently the first time … Continued
