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.