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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.
Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr says he will remain in the city of Najaf until victory or death, shattering hopes of a compromise with U.S. occupation forces surrounding the city’s holiest shrines …throughout Iraq there are mass demonstrations condemning the U.S. offensive against Al-Sadr’s Mahdi army militia The Council on American-Islamic relations launches a campaign to … Continued
A unanimous California Supreme Court rules that San Francisco’s Mayor overstepped his authority by issuing same sex marriage licenses and by a 5 to 2 vote invalidates the nearly four thousand gay and lesbian marriages performed in the city earlier this year.. .but it’s a narrow ruling and does not resolve the question of whether … Continued
The Bush Administration moves to toughen the rules for deporting undocumented immigrants…… immigrants without the proper papers apprehended within 100 miles of the border will be thrown out of the country immediately — without a hearing and without being able to plead for political asylum U.S. occupation forces in Iraq on the verge of a … Continued
President Bush nominates Florida Congressman and former CIA agent Porter Goss to be the next Director of Central Intelligence ….Democrats criticize the choice as partisan and a former CIA director says it was made to help Bush carry the key state of Florida in November The American Civil Liberties Union launches a campaign to convince … Continued
Hundreds rally at the State capitol in support of legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses …the bill is bottled up in a senate committee ….demonstrators call on lawmakers to let it come up for a vote The City of Oakland launches an advertising campaign to combat an epidemic of gun violence… .citizens … Continued
Fighting continues in Najaf, with U.S. aircraft firing on at militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr. . . An Iraqi judge issues an arrest warrant for Ahmed Chalabi, a former member of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi governing council, and one of the Iraqi exiles who urged the U.S. to launch its invasion… With one week … Continued
Another day of intense fighting between U.S. troops and Shiite militia in Najaf and other Iraq cities …the U.S. claims 300 militants have been killed the past two days. …the militia says that number is grossly inflated…. Israel reopens the only crossing from Egypt to Gaza after a three week closure.. ..hundreds of Palestinians had … Continued
U.S. and Iraqi troops in an all-day battle with militia loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr who threatens a revolution unless the U.S. agrees to a new ceasefire …the fighting in Najaf and other cities kills at least 20 Iraqis and an American soldier and threatens to escalate into a large-scale Shiite uprising…. Federal authorities … Continued
Three British men released from Guamtanamo Bay charge they were tortured and abused there and in Afghanistan …. .all three say there were driven to falsely confess to involvement in Al Qaeda and terrorism Intelligence officals warn Congress not to act hastily on the September 11th Commission’s reform proposals. . .. .. .fired FBI translator … Continued
