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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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Nurse Reynaldo Pella, left, was one of five staff members to simultaneously receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The hospital received almost 1000 doses of the vaccine in the middle of a snowstorm which blanketed much of the Northeast in snow. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccines on track despite J&J pause; State considers aid for undocumented immigrants

Gov. Phil Murphy said the statewide pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would not impact the state’s goal of reaching herd immunity by the end of June.

5 years ago

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young minors lie inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in Donna, Texas. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Unaccompanied children from border arrive in Pennsylvania

The children landed Tuesday night at Erie International Airport and were screened by a physician, dentist and nurse, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.

5 years ago

Painter Constance Culpepper in her studio
Arts & Entertainment

POST turns lemons into lemonade, inviting the world to Philly with virtual studio visits

Artists, once hesitant to bring strangers into their studios, now agree to do POST via digital tools.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announces the launch of Safe Routes Philly, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian safety education program, at William Cramp School on April 12, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Kenney’s proposed 2021 budget would cut taxes and raise spending — but not for police

The ambitious spending proposal looks to improve core city services such as street sweeping while accelerating cuts to wage and business taxes.

5 years ago

Chairs are seen inside the FEMA-run vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: FEMA’s Convention Center vaccine site will stay open 4 more weeks

FEMA has agreed to keep its COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City open through May 26.

5 years ago

A PSPCA worker transports Pistachio the dog from a suspected dogfighting ring.
Community

PSPCA rescues 5 dogs from suspected dogfighting ring in North Philly

An early morning investigation into possible arson led to the discovery of five crated dogs, who were rescued from a suspected dogfighting ring.

5 years ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s shrinking delegation will mean hard decisions

In Pa., redrawing the districts to correspond with population shifts identified by the 2020 census will have a particularly unpredictable effect on congressional districts.

5 years ago

The beach coastline of Ocean City
Science

N.J. offshore wind to connect at 2 former power plants onshore

The northern connection would be at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Twp; the southern connection would be at the former B.L. England plant in Upper Twp.

5 years ago

A man buys groceries in a supermarket.
Politics & Policy

N.J. increases food aid by $95 a month for 231K households

The change comes with about a $17 million price tag, according to the state Human Services Department. The program is financed by the federal government but run by the state.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

Pa. State Police to alter fitness standards that kept out women

The police agency also has agreed to make it a priority to hire as many as 65 women who were affected by the prior fitness standards for entry-level trooper positions.

5 years ago

Courtney Ross hugs Katie Wright
Courts & Law

Defense’s expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart rhythm problem

The defense began presenting its case on Tuesday after the prosecution rested following 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video evidence.

5 years ago

Demonstrators take cover from crowd-dispersal munitions from police outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department to protest the shooting death of Daunte Wright, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Courts & Law

Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist

Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned Tuesday, two days after Potter shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

5 years ago

Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington
Education

Delaware SEED scholarship expansion could help hundreds more students

Legislation to expand SEED scholarship availability could help more Delaware students earn degrees at community colleges.

5 years ago

Rebecca Bryan of Rutgers School of Nursing sits with 86-year-old Turner Pittman
Community

J&J ‘pause’ is also halting efforts to vaccinate homebound New Jerseyans

The federal recommendation to pause use of the J&J vaccine came as efforts were ramping up to inoculate N.J.’s more than 11,000 homebound people.

5 years ago

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Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Penn Museum to repatriate skulls of Black Americans and slaves from Cuba

The Morton Collection of more than 1,000 skulls was assembled by a racist 19th-century scientist. Penn Museum will give them back.

5 years ago

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