The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays

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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 Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Biden Administration grants more free COVID tests bracing for winter surge; Senate passes $858 billion military spending bill; School shooting survivors testify before Congress urging stronger gun safety measures

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The Biden Administration is once again making free COVID tests available to U.S. households as it prepares for a winter surge – and more COVID deaths and hospitalizations. The Senate gives final Congressional approval to a whopping … Continued

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Survivors of Club Q shooting testify about the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ threats and violence; 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, gun safety advocates urge semiautomatic weapons ban; Fed raises interest rates again

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Survivors of last month’s mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ night club say right-wing rhetoric has played a key role.  It’s the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed 26 … Continued

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Biden signs historic law protecting same-sex and interracial marriages; Critics warn fusion energy breakthrough does not produce clean energy source; A devastating Congressional hearing lays out rampant sexual abuse by prison guards

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Thousands gathered to watch President Biden sign a historic law protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. The January 6 Committee will hold one more public hearing – next Monday December 19 – at which it will vote on … Continued

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Same sex marriage bill heads to President Biden for signature; WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap; Federal marshals seize KPFA assets to satisfy a judgment against its parent Pacifica Foundation

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. House gives final Congressional approval to federal law protecting same sex marriage Russia releases WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap Federal marshals seize KPFA bank account to pay defamation judgment against its New York sister station. … Continued

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Supreme Court considers pivotal elections case; Sen. Warnock wins GA and Democrat’s 51-seat Senate majority; Biden is first president to attend annual vigil for victims of gun violence, promotes ban on assault weapons

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a pivotal elections case Harper vs Moore, with potential to reshape the electoral process for Congress and the Presidency. Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Hershel Walker in … Continued

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Manhattan jury finds the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud; S.F. Supervisors put the brakes on a plan to authorize police use of “killer robots”; Vote counting underway in Georgia Senate race

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The Trump Organization is convicted of 17 counts of tax fraud It’s too close to call as voting gets underway in the Georgia Senate race San Francisco Supervisors do a U-turn on authorizing the police use of … Continued

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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – December 5, 2022

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Supreme Court takes up same Colorado business sex marriage discrimination case. Tens of Thousands in North Carolina without power after power station attack. Georgia Senate runoff final day of campaigning. CDC warns of surging Covid, RSV and flu cases during holidays. Business groups submit signatures to put referendum undoing fast food minimum wage law on … Continued