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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. military halts its offensive in Najaf against the militia of Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr after other Shiite leaders strike a deal with him… .it’s a way out for the occupation authorities who were worried the fighting would alienate Iraq’s Shiite majority but the U.S.demands for Al Sadr’s arrest and the disbanding of his … Continued
Attorney General John Ashcroft warns of a possible Al Qaeda attack on the United States ..some democrats question the timing of the warning– saying it may be politically motivated. Former Vice President Al Gore with a slashing critique of top Bush adminsitration officials whom he accuses of causing a catastrophe in Iraq …Gore says Defense … Continued
The California Supreme Court hears oral arguments over San Francisco’s sanctioning of 4,000 gay marriages… Farm workers journey to Sacramento to ask for protection from dangerous pesticide drift….dozens of California farm workers have been poisoned in two separate incidents this month… With Police looking on, San Francisco Supervisors vote 8-2 to commend District Attorney Kamala … Continued
In a nationally broadcast address, President Bush promises to demolish Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, the focal point of the prisoner torture and abuse scandal House democratic leaders urge republican speaker Dennis Hastert to order a Congressional investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib… At the United Nations, the U.S. and Britain unveil their proposal … Continued
At least 32 Iraqi fighters are killed in a U.S. raid of a mosque in city of Kufa today; meanwhile, Associated Press report finds that in the first 12 months of the occupation more than five thousand Iraqis have been killed. Israeli military forces have begun withdrawing from Gaza’s Rafah refugee camp, and Israel’s justice … Continued
The U.S. military discloses the pentagon has opened 33 criminal investigations of the deaths of at least three dozen prisoners held by us troops in Iraq and Afghanistan …eight are classified as homicides involving ‘suspected assaults of detainees before or during interrogation sessions …the justice department says its opened a criminal investigation of Iraqi prisoner … Continued
Unfettered by international outrage, Israeli troops widen their invasion of the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza strip, killing seven more Palestinians. ….at least 41 Palestinians are dead after three’ days of the Israeli offensive …more buildings are destroyed and residents accuse the troops of flattening a small zoo An Israeli court convicts Marwan Barghoutti … Continued
Israeli forces fire a missile and tank shells at a crowd of Palestinian protesters, killing at least ten people including children …Israeli officials express regret over the deaths…. A U.S. aircraft fires on a house in the Iraqi desert near the Syrian border… Iraqis say the strike killed more than 40 people celebrating a wedding. … Continued
Iraq’s most respected Shiite religious leader calls for both U.S. troops and a rival cleric’s militia to pull out of two Shiite holy cities where battles have threatened the Shia’s holiest shrines…. but the fighting goes on and attempts to broker a truce have apparently broken down The pentagon says it’s cut off the funding … Continued
