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August 21The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 21, 2026
Children enjoy a water fountain at the Ebrahim (Abraham) Park, while temperature reaches 40 C (104 F) in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi).
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
DESPERATION OR STRATEGY? THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS SECONDARY SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN—AS TEHRAN CONDEMNS THE PLAN AS “ECONOMIC TERRORISM.”THE PENTAGON FIRES THREE TOP STARS AND STRIPES JOURNALISTS AMID THEIR REPORTING ON THE IRAN WAR AND ITS HUMAN TOLL… MORE THAN 170 DAYS INTO THE CONFLICT
ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVED TO SCRAP A 25-YEAR-OLD RULE PROTECTING NATIONAL FORESTS FROM LOGGING AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES THE NATION’S FIRST AUTISM-SPECIFIC MISSING-PERSON INITIATIVE
TRUMP CAMPAIGNS FOR DARLINE GRAHAM AHEAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S REPUBLICAN SENATE RUNOFF—FOLLOWING HER HIGH-PROFILE FOREIGN-POLICY FLUB.
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA MOVE CLOSER TO A DEAL TO AVERT 50-PERCENT TARIFFS—AS MANITOBA’S PREMIER WARNS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS “NOT TO BE TRUSTED.”
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON CUBA—AS AN OIL BLOCKADE DEEPENS BLACKOUTS AND SHORTAGES FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE ISLAND.

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August 20The 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.
A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FIGHTS TO GET POLICE OFFERS TO STOP CARRYING ELECTRIC SHOCK GLOVES ON CAMPUSES.
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August 19The 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.
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.

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August 18Trial begins pitting several state Attorneys General against META – August 18, 2026
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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?
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August 17The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 17, 2026
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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)
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August 16 The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 16, 2026
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August 15 The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 15, 2026
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August 14 The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 14, 2026
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August 13The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 13, 2026
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Israeli Supreme Court Hears Landmark Challenge to Anti-UNRWA Laws

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August 12 The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 12, 2026
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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.