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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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Tents are visible on a lawn in front of a red-brick building.
Community

UC Townhomes residents face court hearing as landlords work to break up encampment

An in-person hearing is slated to take place Friday at City Hall.

4 years ago

This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. (Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP)
Health

New York reports 1st U.S. polio case in nearly a decade

State health officials scheduled polio vaccination clinics in Rockland County as part of the response.

4 years ago

File photo: George Floyd mural painted on South Street in Philadelphia. (Elisabeth Perez-Luna/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years on Floyd killing federal charge

The sentence was well below what prosecutors and Floyd’s family sought, and sparked anger from Floyd's family members.

4 years ago

A rendering of a birth room at the Family Practice and Counseling Network. (Courtesy FPCN)
Health

A birthing center coming to Southwest Philly aims to tackle Black maternal mortality rates

Black people are twice as likely to have a traumatic birthing experience as white people. A new birthing center coming to Southwest Philly aims to change that.

4 years ago

Listen 6:00
President Joe Biden speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms" and has begun taking Paxlovid.

4 years ago

Chester County election workers sort, inspect, flatten and scan mail in ballots at the West Chester University gym.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania certifies primary election in all but three counties

Certification of the remaining three counties — Berks, Fayette and Lancaster — will occur once litigation is resolved.

4 years ago

Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, are sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 probe: Trump ‘poured gasoline on fire’ at Capitol

The committee aired a previously unseen video outtake of President Donald Trump saying, “I don’t want to say the election is over” the day after the insurrection.

4 years ago

A rendering of a proposed Sixers arena
Community

Sixers propose move to new Center City arena at Fashion District called ’76 Place’

The team's lease at the Wells Fargo Center is up in 2031.

4 years ago

Chester County has numerous sites of historical significance, including this building, which was the site of the first Pennsylvania Women’s Rights Convention in 1852. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Chester County plans to strengthen historic tourism to help rebound from the pandemic

A contractor will develop a plan to help the county prepare for Chesco’s celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026.

4 years ago

Carolyn Mosley stands next to Martha Williams at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Community

Federal funding will help restore free-flowing water at Heinz Refuge’s Henderson Marsh

Federal funding will help restore the hydrology at Henderson Marsh, allowing fish to migrate, eat, and reproduce.

4 years ago

Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s ''The Daily Show,'' speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Ledisi, Trevor Noah, One Republic, ‘Queen of Fishtown’ in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

July 21 – July 24: The weekend events include Ledisi at the Mann, Indigenous powwow in Delaware, and two new art exhibitions opening this week.

4 years ago

Listen 4:09
New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin speaking at a press conference on July 20, 2022 about abortion access. (NJAG)
Courts & Law

New Jersey partners with federal government to enforce abortion protections

The acting attorney general will also issue guidelines to prosecutors on charges to bring against people who try to prevent access to abortion in the state.

4 years ago

Listen 0:48
A cyclist rides in the day’s diminishing light
Community

What a ‘Code Red’ and a ‘Heat Health Emergency’ mean for Philly residents

During extremely hot weather, Philadelphia officials will declare a Code Red and/or a Heat Health Emergency. Here’s what they mean, and how you can help.

4 years ago

A block of homes in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood
Community

PECO monitoring energy demand as Philly ‘Heat Health Emergency’ declared

PECO says it hasn’t dealt with any heat-related outages so far, but temperatures are expected to keep climbing this week.

4 years ago

Water meter
Community

Philadelphia water shutoffs delayed again due to ‘Heat Health Emergency’ declaration

Water shutoffs for delinquent accounts will be delayed once again because a citywide “Heat Health Emergency” has been declared.

4 years ago

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