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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.
Haiti’s president agrees to a peace plan aimed at ending an uprising in which at least 60 people have been killed so far Islamic hard liners and reformists are both claiming victory in Iran’s elections Thousands of Palestinians protest Israel’s West Bank security wall just 2 days before the start of World Court hearings on … Continued
Same sex marriages in San Francisco to continue as a Superior Court Judge rejects a conservative group’s legal effort to put a stop to them.. the judge consolidates all three of the lawsuits arising from SF’s action and says he’ll hold a hearing on the merits of the case next month – gay marriage opponents … Continued
Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards steps up his attacks on President Bush’s economic record, calling the loss of U.S. jobs overseas a moral issue and vowing to stop it if he’s elected to the Oval Office, meanwhile the AFL-CIO endorses Edward’s main rival Senator John Kerry Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling indicted on 35 … Continued
Howard Dean drops out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination – he says he’ll urge his supporters to work for progressive change in the Democratic Party President Bush says he’s troubled by gay weddings in San Francisco, but declines to publically endorse a constitutional ban on gay marriage Suicide car bombings kill at … Continued
John Kerry goes for the knock-out punch in the Wisconsin primary – both John Edwards and Howard Dean say they’ll stay in the race regardless of today’s outcome, but Dean has no campaign manager and no campaign appearances planned Two San Francisco judges delay taking any action to block the City from issuing same-sex marriage … Continued
Hundreds of gays and lesbians line up in the rain outside City Hall for the chance to get married – on the last full day of gay marriages before a court hearing A new report slams Walmart’s low wages and their impact on local communities – the report is released two weeks before a hard … Continued
San Francisco City Hall is overwhelmed by same sex couples in line for marriage licenses. Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, hundreds were told to come back another time. Some camped out overnight, and lined up around the block again today. Candlelight vigils against war and occupation in the Bay Area and around the world today, from North … Continued
The U.S. launches a commercial-free Arabic-language satellite television network in an attempt to improve its image in the Middle East Supporters of striking Southern California grocery workers gather at two Safeway stores in San Francisco to protest against proposed cuts in workers’ health care benefits Growing international outrage over the ongoing murders of hundreds of … Continued
San Francisco issues hundreds more marriage licences to same sex couples and the weddings at City Hall are likely to continue through the weekend – opponents of gay marriage go to court to try to stop it but are rebuffed in their legal challenge In Massachusetts advocates of same-sex marriage claim at least a temporary … Continued
San Francisco makes history by becoming the first city in the nation to issue marriage licenses for same sex couples – dozens of gays and lesbians flock to City Hall to be married – the act of civil disobedience is intended to pre-empt a conservative group’s legal challenge A near miss by the Iraqi resistance … Continued
