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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. Thirty minute editions of the Pacifica Evening News air Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 PM. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

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    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 20, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 19, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Hind Rajab poses in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, with a photo of her granddaughter, Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed alongside her family in Gaza in February 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Trump threatens new sanctions against Iran and scales back joint U.S.–South Korean military exercises. Primary election results trickle in for several vacant U.S. House seats. Aisha Wahab leads by two percentage points in the too-close-to-call race to replace disgraced Representative Eric Swalwell in California’s 14th Congressional District. Part three of the Pacifica Evening News series on California’s nursing crisis examines whether artificial intelligence is driving nurses from the profession. President Trump defends construction of his $400 million White House ballroom as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether the project can move forward. The Golden State Valkyries will host the 2027 WNBA All-Star Game at San Francisco’s Chase Center. On World Humanitarian Day, displaced Palestinians in Gaza call attention to Israel’s continuing restrictions on food and humanitarian aid. Settler attacks escalate across the occupied West Bank, trapping a Palestinian-American man and his family without running water or electricity. Israel acknowledges responsibility for the 2024 attack that killed five-year-old Hind Rajab, six members of her family and two Palestinian paramedics sent to rescue her.   The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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    Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META – August 18, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. South Korea responds to Trump scaling back joint South Korea – U.S. military drills. Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META over alleged harms to children. More information released on fatal ICE shooting in Maine. More states hold primary elections, including in Alaska; separately, California’s 14th Congressional District in the east bay pits moderate Democrat and BART board president Melissa Hernandez against Progressive Democratic State Senator Aisha Wahab for the seat left vacant by disgraced former Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell. Part Two of the Pacifica Evening News’ four part series on the ongoing nursing drain crises taking place in California: Why are nurses leaving the profession? The post Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META – August 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 17, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.   The 60-Day Interim Ceasefire Between the United States and Iran Expires Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Declines to Pledge DOJ Independence From White House Another Humanitarian Flotilla Sets Sail to Challenge Gaza Blockade Taliban Marks Five Years Since U.S. Withdrawal Amid Grave Women’s Rights Crisis Gaza Peace Plan Stalls as Israel Rejects U.S.-Backed Roadmap Ossoff Campaigns in Georgia as the Only Democratic Senator to Win in a Trump State California Nurses Walk Off the Job Over Deteriorating Working Conditions (Part One of an Investigative Report) People walk past tents sheltering displaced Palestinians amid the ruins left by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 16, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 15, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

  7. Aug 14

    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 14, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 14, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

  8. Aug 13

    The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 13, 2026

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Israeli Supreme Court Hears Landmark Challenge to Anti-UNRWA Laws   The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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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. Thirty minute editions of the Pacifica Evening News air Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 PM. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

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