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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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Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Ballet dancer makes his ‘Nutcracker’ solo debut after recovering from cancer

At this time last year, Nicholas Patterson could barely walk from chemotherapy. Now he is dancing with the Sugar Plum Fairy.

5 hours ago

Ozempic
Health

These new 2026 health care laws are taking effect in Pa., N.J. and Del.

Bills on diagnostic breast cancer testing, GLP-1 medications, lead paint and breastfeeding were signed into law.

5 hours ago

A mother and son embrace for a hug in their kitchen
Community

New Jersey’s adoption numbers are down. Here’s why

The goal of the N.J. Department of Children and Families is birth-family reunification, but when that’s not possible, adoption is an option.

6 hours ago

board members at a meeting
Education

Philly school board begins exploring agreement to hand over abandoned properties to the city, despite criticism

The potential deal could be beneficial to both parties, giving a boost to the mayor’s ambitious housing plan and saving the district from excess expenses.

14 hours ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest
Politics & Policy

Jenkintown limits local police collaboration with ICE

Residents pushed back on the original measure, passed in September, saying it allowed local police to assist ICE agents without judicial warrants.

16 hours ago

Listen 1:11
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans
Politics & Policy

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

Senators on Thursday rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.

18 hours ago

Phil Murphy speaks
Weather

New Jersey under state of emergency Friday due to propane shortage

The shortage was caused by a power outage at a propane distribution plant in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.

18 hours ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore
Courts & Law

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

The judge in Maryland ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no legal basis to detain Abrego Garcia. The Department of Homeland Security plans to appeal.

18 hours ago

Kenyatta Johnson looks on
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly City Council has signed off on the first phase of Parker’s big housing plan — but not the version she wanted

The mayor strongly opposed prioritizing the city's lowest-income households. Now, the H.O.M.E. initiative is set to add millions for repairs and preservation efforts.

19 hours ago

The Delaware County courthouse in Media.
Politics & Policy

Delaware County property taxes will climb 19% in 2026

For the second consecutive year, Delaware County Council is enacting a double-digit property tax hike on homeowners.

1 day ago

Listen 0:49
a lit menorah
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Menorah lightings, breakfast with Santa and a hot chocolate crawl in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 11–14: Enjoy a festive weekend with Olympic skating, holiday festivals galore and an adults-only Lego party.

1 day ago

Listen 5:25
side-by-side photos of Tizzy Lockman and Matt Denn
Education

‘This is a failed experiment’: Redistricting advocates urge action for Wilmington city students amid fierce pushback

Some Brandywine school board members pushed back on the proposed redistricting, vowing to lobby state lawmakers against moving forward.

1 day ago

Listen 1:03
a child makes a hand pose in front of a webcam
Science

Drexel after-school program combines dance, science and coding for a creative, integrated approach to learning

Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance offers after-school classes, training for teachers, workshops and seasonal camps throughout Philadelphia.

1 day ago

Listen 2:09
Ribbon cutting ceremony
Science

Thomas Jefferson University opens $1.8 million market research lab

The lab is funded by alum John Thackrah and allows students access to live data for market research.

2 days ago

President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Politics & Policy

At Poconos rally, Trump calls affordability a ‘hoax’ and turns to grievances about immigration

What seems undeniable — even to Trump supporters in Monroe County — is that inflation seems to be here to stay.

2 days ago

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