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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.
Hundreds of armed state and local North Dakota police and national guardmembers wearing riot gear and firing bean bags filled with lead shot and pepper spray attack oust a Native American encampment in the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton campaign together for the first time — in the battleground … Continued
For the first time, the United States apparently won’t be voting against a U.N. resolution that criticizes the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. Diplomats say the U.S. delegation is expected to abstain. Donald Trump receives rare good news after a third day of campaigning in the state of Florida. A new Bloomberg poll shows him with … Continued
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaign in the battleground state of Florida — winning the state’s 29 electoral votes is key for Trump if he is to have any path to victory. A federal judge approves a 15 billion dollar court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions cheating scandal. Housing and gentrification … Continued
Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren campaigns with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, promising that “nasty women” will go to the polls on their “nasty feet” to vote Trump “out of our lives forever.” Longtime political, peace, and social justice activist Tom Hayden dies at the age of 76. BART riders sound off on … Continued
The Islamic State launches a surprise counter-attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, about 90 miles from Mosul. Government and Kurdish forces launched an offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State this week. The family of Jessica Williams has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court, who was unarmed when she was shot dead … Continued
The day after Donald Trump refused to say whether he’d accept the result of the presidential election, he tells an Ohio rally he wants to reserve his right to file a legal challenge “in the case of a questionable result.” President Obama promotes his health overhaul by saying that never in U.S. history has the … Continued
President Obama turns aside Republican nominee Donald Trump’s charges that the U.S. elections are rigged. Obama says Trump should quit whining. U.C. Berkeley faculty and staff hold what they call the nation’s first “Trump Teach-in” The International Red Cross asks that the massive military campaign to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State not … Continued
Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga forces launch a military offensive to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State. Humanitarian aid officials warn that up to 1.5 million Iraqi civilians remain in the city. Donald Trump takes his message that the presidential election is being rigged to a new level — warning that the election is being … Continued
Donald Trump on the stump in North Carolina calls the reports that he sexually assaulted women lies and a part of a campaign against him by the Hillary Clinton campaign and media elites. Senator Bernie Sanders and other U.S. lawmakers ask President Obama to intervene in the Dakota Access Pipeline dispute and suspend further construction … Continued
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump angrily denies new accusations by several women that he groped them and kissed them against their will. First Lady Michelle Obama, in an impassioned speech, denounces Trump’s actions, saying the reports of his abuse have left her shaken. Tenants groups from across the Bay Area rally against the California Apartment … Continued
