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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.
Two Democratic senators are putting a hold on president Bush’s nomination of Stephen Johnson to head the Environmental Protection Agency until he cancels a program to test pesticide exposure of children in a Florida county…the program is partly funded by the American Chemistry Council…two other senators are blocking the nomination of Lester Crawford as head … Continued
It’s Wednesday, April 6th…Iraq’s parliament breaks a nine week long deadlock, selecting Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as interim president and two vice presidents…the interim parliament is supposed to draft a permanent constitution by mid august… In Sacramento, seniors, people with disabilities and their caregivers testify against a budget cutting proposal by governor Schwarzenegger to roll … Continued
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller urge congress to renew controversial parts of the Patriot Act…if congress does not act the provisions will expire at the end of the year…..several lawmakers are to introduce legislation to scale back major portions of the act…… Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger expected to face thousands of protestors … Continued
Military documents indicate CIA interrogations may have played a role in the deaths of several Iraqi prisoners… The ACLU calls for immediate action by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights to address the abuse and torture of prisoners by the U.S. in Iraq Energy giant Chevron Texaco is preparing to buy its smaller rival Unocal … Continued
Roman Catholics around the world wait and pray as Pope John Paul is near death after a 26-year reign. .. .tens of thousands of faithful stage an emotional vigil in Rome’s St. Peter’s square deep into the night after Vatican officials said the 84-year old pontiff’s health was fading fast Influential Sunni Muslim clerics in … Continued
A blunt report from a presidential commission: U.S. intelligence on Iraq was dead wrong, dealing a blow to American credibility that will take years to undo…..on top of that the commission concludes the U.S. knows little about weapons programs in countries like Iran and North Korea Unanimous approval for Paul Wolfowitz to be the new … Continued
A far reaching report says humans are damaging the planet at an unprecedented rate and raising risks of abrupt collapses in ecosystems that could spur disease, deforestation or “dead zones” in the seas Former Republican State Sen. Bruce McPherson is sworn in quickly as California’s new Secretary of State, after a unanimous assembly vote to … Continued
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether internet file-sharing services are responsible when their customers illegally swap songs and movies. The second session of the new Iraqi parliament is even more chaotic than the first — and political leaders are still unable to choose an assembly speaker.. Johnnie Cochran, whose clients included O.J. Simpson … Continued
