6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays
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 House of Representatives passes a far-ranging energy bill that opens an Alaska Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and shields makers of the gas additive MTBE from environmental lawsuits……it also funnels 12 billion dollars in tax breaks and subsidies to energy companies….critics call it a give-away The U.S. Senate poised to debate the future of … Continued
President Bush signs into law a far reaching overhaul of the nation’s bankruptcy rules which will make it impossible for some people in debt to get a clean financial start Connecticut becomes the second state to offer civil unions to same sex couples _ and the first to do so without being forced by the … Continued
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, the Roman Catholic church’s leading hardliner, is elected pope and chooses the name Benedict the Sixteenth……as head of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, Ratzinger disciplined dissidents and fought back reforms sought by liberals… The nomination of controversial Rightwinger John Bolton to be the new U.S. Ambassador to … Continued
An assistant professor at U.C. Berkeley announces legal action after he’s denied tenure…Igancio Chapela claims U.C. ruled against him as a result of private influence on the public university. Six international activists are awarded the prestigious Goldman prize for their environmental work Illinois republican Henry Hyde, who authored the ban on federal funding for poor … Continued
Tax day — millions of Americans are scrambling to beat the clock while thousands protest, many engaging in war tax resistance withholding some or all of the amount they are supposed to pay It’s official — a San Francisco judge issues his final decision on same sex marriage saying California’s ban on such unions is … Continued
Another victory for major corporations on capitol hill as the House of Representatives passes a new bankruptcy law long sought by banks and credit card companies…..it will make it more difficult for individuals to use bankruptcy to get out from under crushing debt Lawmakers unveil federal legislation requiring pharmacies to fill all prescriptions — it’s … Continued
An Indiana man taken hostage in Iraq appears on a videotape pleading for his life and urging the withdrawal of U.S. troops…on capitol hill, approval for the administration’s 80 billion dollar Iraq war measure is headed towards final approval… The first witnesses take the stand in the pepper spray retrial…their attorneys show videos of Humboldt … Continued
President Bush’s nominee for U.N. ambassador is depicted at a senate hearing as a bully who tried to force an analyst to bend intelligence on Cuba’s weapons to fit a speech he was giving. Despite that, John Bolton is expected to win confirmation John Negroponte assures a senate committee he will deliver the unvarnished truth … Continued
