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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 U.S. economy creates more than 300,000 jobs last month, the most in four years.. Good news for President Bush’s election campaign.. but the official unemployment rate rises a tenth of a percent and the job creation is just a fraction of the jobs lost on George Bush’s watch The city of Richmond laying off … Continued
A State lawmaker shows the videotape of a beating of two wards of the California Youth Authority at a hearing in Sacramento.. Senator Gloria Romero says she’ll author legislation empowering the State Attorney General to prosecute such cases U.S. occupation authorities vow to punish the deaths and mutilations of four American contractors at the hands … Continued
The bodies of 4 U.S. security contractors in Iraq are burned, mutilated, and dragged through the streets of Fallujah after a fatal ambush The Opec oil cartel says it will cut its crude oil production target by four percent – a move that could cause a price hike.. President Bush expresses disappointment Governor Schwarzenegger hints … Continued
Bowing to public pressure, president Bush announces he will allow National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice to testify in public under oath before the commission investigating the September 11th attacks Embattled former San Francisco Police Chief Alex Fagan resigns as head of the Office of Emergency Services after he and his son are involved in a … Continued
Abortion rights supporters warn Federal Judges in 3 states that the new partial birth abortion law is so broadly written that it threatens virtually all second trimester abortions Massachusetts lawmakers narrowly agree on a State constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, but allow civil unions British occupation forces clash with Iraqis in Basra in the … Continued
Members of the 9-11 Commission say they won’t relent in their pursuit of public testimony of National Security Adviser Condolezza Rice, but say they’re not likely to subpeona her A stunning defeat in France for conservative President Jacque Chirac.. Exit polls show the Opposition Left getting nearly half the votes in mid-term elections Britain is … Continued
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says he’s out to create jobs for Americans, but he and his wife are heavily invested in companies that outsource U.S. jjobs aberoad, and young American men may be facing a draft next year, regardless of who is President With April 15th close by, anti-war advocates are learning about war … Continued
Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry out with an economic plan.. He’ll cut the corporate tax rate and eliminate incentives for companies to move jobs overseas.. Kerry promises the creation of 10 million new jobs Republicans intensify their drive to discredit former counter-terrorism chief Richard Clarke by questioning whether he lied under oath testifying to Congress … Continued
Democrats accuse the Bush Administration of character assasination as it tries to descredit the charges of former Terrorism Aide Richard Clarke that the Bush Administration downplayed the dangers of the Al-Qaeda network An audiotape purportedly from Al-Qaeda’s number two man, denouncing the President of Pakistan and calling for the overthrow of his government The United … Continued
Former Anti-Terrorism Chief Richard Clarke testifies to the September 11th Commission that after the Bush White House took office, it didn’t believe confronting Al Qaeda was an urgent issue Resistance attacks throughout Iraq mark the 100 day countdown to limited Iraqi self rule Hamas says it will not target the U.S. in the wake of … Continued
