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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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Garry Deans is vaccinated at FEMA's coronavirus vaccination center
Health

‘Examine your conscience’: Kenney scolds vaccine line-jumpers as city crafts a tech solution

With the opening of a FEMA-backed vaccination site at the Convention Center, Philadelphia officials hope to focus resources on standing community clinics.

5 years ago

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

FBI chief calls Jan. 6 ‘domestic terrorism,’ defends intel

FBI Director Chris Wray condemned the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday as he defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence.

5 years ago

A server talks with a customer seated at Rodd's Restaurant
Health

States easing COVID restrictions despite experts’ warnings

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urgently warning state officials and ordinary Americans not to let their guard down.

5 years ago

Sen. Pat Toomey
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP votes to ‘rebuke,’ not ‘censure’ Toomey for his decision to convict Trump

Toomey was one of seven GOP senators who voted to support an article of impeachment saying Trump had incited the Jan. 6 insurrection.

5 years ago

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Calls for Cuomo’s resignation mount as 3rd accuser emerges

Anna Ruch told The New York Times on Monday that Cuomo touched her back and face and asked if he could kiss her moments after they met at a wedding in 2019.

5 years ago

Rev. Silvester Beaman gives the benediction during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
Courts & Law

Del. pastor who delivered Biden’s inaugural prayer supports ‘clean slates’ for formerly incarcerated

Legislation to automatically expunge some criminal convictions in Delaware would make it easier to shed collateral punishments after being released from prison.

5 years ago

Janice Roundtree has had difficulties with Pennsylvania's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. (Photo by Liani Roundtree-Crawley)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Glitches in Pa. unemployment program ‘a disaster’ for vulnerable residents

Amid surging job loss due to COVID-19, a no-bid contract led to bungled unemployment payments to people who weren’t given timely information about errors.

5 years ago

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Scott Smith, right, and Scott Smith Jr., left, both seafarer union members, supported Julia Smith in her fight for safe staffing at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. (Courtesy of Julia Smith)
Health

‘This is something that we weren’t taught’: How a brand-new nurse learned to treat an unknown disease

Nurses starting their careers last year faced low staffing and high burnout, just as nurses have for decades. But a pandemic was making it worse.

5 years ago

Listen 4:39
Keta White is a health care worker in Philadelphia’s Mt. Airy neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘They didn’t have proper PPE’: These Black health care workers got the vaccine. They say distrust isn’t just historical

Lack of proper protections at the pandemic’s start eroded these Black health workers’ trust in medical systems. But they’re still getting vaccinated.

5 years ago

Listen 1:56
Members of Juntos rally in front of the Philadelphia schools administration building calling for the district to support immigrant students and their families. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Immigrant activists want Philly teachers trained on dealing with ICE

An immigrant rights group says Philly teachers and staff don’t know what to do should immigration enforcement ask for information on students. They’re trying to change that.

5 years ago

A 12-hour protest was held in front of the Berks County Residential Center on July 17, 2020, calling for the release of immigrant families detained inside. (Anthony Orozco/WITF)
Courts & Law

Immigrant families released from Berks; future of Pa. detention center remains unclear

After families at the Berks Detention Center were released to sponsors, officials did not share details about what happens next to the county-owned facility.

5 years ago

Philadelphia police at the scene of a shooting near Olney Transportation Center on Feb. 17, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly detectives use social media to catch four men suspected in series of shootings

The four men allegedly played a role in seven shootings in West and Southwest Philadelphia in 2018 and 2019, including three children.

5 years ago

With indoor dining on hold, some restaurants have gone to great lengths to make outdoor dining work in the winter. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Lifestyle

Philly restaurateurs celebrate move to let different households dine outside together

Philly restaurant owners are celebrating the end of splitting up families and friends as the city relaxes outdoor dining rules.

5 years ago

A COVID-19 vaccination site is set up at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Health

With no disclaimer, Philly FEMA vaccine site is flooded with ineligible sign-ups

The Philadelphia Health Department is canceling “hundreds” of appointments for people who aren’t in Phase 1A or 1B — and is working on a fix for the form.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas Saylor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Saylor outlines plans to step down as Pa. chief justice in April

Chief Justice Thomas Saylor said the position of chief justice will be filled by Justice Max Baer on April 1.

5 years ago

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