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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Biopsy specimen of a glioblastoma
Health

Penn researchers believe new potential gene therapy for glioblastoma brain cancer offers ‘a lot of hope’

Glioblastoma has been deadly and hard to treat, but researchers say they’ve made progress with bivalent CAR T-cell therapy delivered directly into the brain.

5 hours ago

Philadelphia Gas Works
Science

First Amendment battle pits Philadelphia Gas Works against climate advocates in rate hike case

Philadelphia Gas Works says it is seeking facts in the rate hike case. Climate advocates say the utility is trampling on First Amendment rights.

5 hours ago

Jesse Ginefra holding up a product in the store
Community

‘Put us out of business’: CBD stores decry Delaware’s effort to regulate gummies and other hemp items with low-level THC

Officials say unscrupulous stores are illegally selling intoxicating products, but merchants say the bill goes too far. Lawmakers are working on a revision.

6 hours ago

Families came together for the Odunde Festival
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Odunde Festival connects culture and history across 15 blocks of the city

The Odunde Festival celebrated 50 years in Philadelphia on Sunday with live music and traditional cuisine.

17 hours ago

Speaker of the Pa. House of Representatives, Joanna McClinton
Politics & Policy

House Speaker Joanna McClinton joins Q&A with Pennsylvania voters during America in One Room event

The questions pertained to actual proposals before the state legislature on issues like voting rights and reintegration for people formerly incarcerated.

21 hours ago

Matt Meyer teaching a class in a school room
Education

‘Politically viable’: Commission approves new framework for Delaware school funding formula as bigger decisions loom

The Public Education Funding Commission still has to determine how to weigh additional funding to schools for low-income students and English language learners.

1 day ago

Michael Nutter looks into the camera
Arts & Entertainment

Portrait of former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wins national award

The Portrait Society of America awarded the painting of Nutter first place in its 2025 international portrait competition.

1 day ago

WHYY News' Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue Sarah Glover interviewed Irving Washington, board chair of the American Journalism Project and former CEO of the Online News Association in addition to Galen Gordon, executive producer for Straight Shooter Media and former senior vice president for talent strategy and development at ABC News about what it means to be a newsroom leader. (Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza/WHYY)
Community

WHYY News’ Black Men in Media Summit offered glimpse into a changing industry

Award-winning media professionals shared industry insights and offered professional guidance on how to succeed in a volatile media landscape.

2 days ago

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is seen from behind.
Courts & Law

ACLU sues Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran over agreement to assist in ICE arrests

Sheriff Fred Harran said the agreement will improve public safety, but activists and community members disagree.

2 days ago

Gas prices are shown on a Sheetz billboard, with prices listed as $4.19 a gallon.
Courts & Law

Sheetz racial discrimination case is on the chopping block as Trump rewrites civil rights

A Black worker who was let go from his job in Pennsylvania claimed he was fired after working there for a month because of a previous felony drug conviction.

2 days ago

The In Plain Sight sculpture at Cherry Street Pier
Arts & Entertainment

‘In Plain Sight’: Pride Month sculpture celebrates members of the LGBTQ+ community at Cherry Street Pier

The sculpture will be displayed at the pier through June. Visit Philadelphia is seeking public input on its permanent location.

2 days ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker looks on
Politics & Policy

Philly voters give Mayor Parker mixed reviews, would like to see her be more visible

Residents surveyed by The Lenfest Institute cited concerns over the mayor's "clean and green" initiative and handling of the opioid epidemic in Kensington.

2 days ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to bar some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The justices acted on an appeal filed by the Republican National Committee, the state GOP and the Republican-majority election board in Butler County.

3 days ago

The Delaware City Refinery in New Castle, Del. A new report on air pollution from the Lung Association focuses on the four-state, 16-county Philadelphia-Reading-Camden-PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Science

Delaware City residents ‘safe’ as refinery emits toxic gas, environmental regulators say

Delaware’s top environmental regulator apologized Thursday for what he called poor public messaging about emissions from the Delaware City Refinery.

3 days ago

Oshunbumi Fernandez-West
PlanPhilly
Community

Meet the woman behind Philly’s longest-running African American street festival, Odunde

For second-generation Odunde leader Oshunbumi Fernandez-West, investing in Philadelphia’s youth to learn about entrepreneurship is a top priority.

3 days ago

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