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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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A Boy Scout wears an Eagle Scout neckerchief
Courts & Law

Boy Scout victims’ choice: Sue rashly, or wait and risk loss

Advocates for victims say the sped-up timeline defeats their purpose: to give victims time to confront abuse and decide on their own terms to come forward.

6 years ago

Protesters gather at the Philadelphia Police Department Headquarters during a rally
Community

Philly prepares to bring in National Guard as unrest spreads

Looting and vandalism spread to other parts of Philadelphia Sunday and officials prepared to bring in the National Guard to assist law enforcement.

6 years ago

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A Los Angeles Police Department kiosk is seen ablaze in The Grove shopping center during a protest over the death of George Floyd
Community

‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters U.S.

George Floyd's death is one of a litany of racial tragedies that have thrown the country into chaos amid the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 Americans.

6 years ago

A customer picks up jugs of coffee at Flow State Coffeebar in Fishtown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

10 small businesses Philadelphians want you to know about

We asked, you answered: Here are 10 Philly businesses residents can’t live without.

6 years ago

Protesters and National Guardsmen face off on East Lake Street, Friday, May 29, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks

Some leaders appealing for calm in places where crowds smashed storefronts and destroyed police cars in recent nights have been handing out face masks.

6 years ago

A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Crew Dragon capsule, sits on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 30, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Science

SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans

A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel.

6 years ago

Hardik Kalra stocks meat in a cooler at a local super market, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Money

US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high

U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing plants and distribution networks.

6 years ago

A police car burns outside a looted Apple store in Center City.
Community

13 police officers injured as George Floyd protest escalates in Philly; Kenney implements curfew

“The peaceful protests earlier were touching showings of our collective grief,” Mayor Kenney said. “But the anger displayed now and this afternoon cannot continue.”

6 years ago

Listen 0:56
Rowhomes at 34th and Spring Garden Street for sale or rent. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly got 13k requests for emergency rent relief; Delco moves toward health dept. of its own

With help from private donations, the city says it will be able to aid 4,000 of those who applied for pandemic-related help. The original number was 3,000.

6 years ago

In this May 29, 2020, photo, a check-cashing business burns during protests in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

Protests over George Floyd death overwhelm authorities again

As the night dragged on, fires erupted across the city's south side, including at a Japanese restaurant, a Wells Fargo bank and an Office Depot.

6 years ago

The ensemble in French choreographer Boris Charmatz's
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival to go on in the fall — with some changes

The 24th annual festival plans a mostly digital presentation of independent theater and performance art, to comply to COVID-19 distancing.

6 years ago

A protested eviction in Germantown, July 2012
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Landlords resist new laws to freeze rents and ban evictions for COVID-impacted renters

Landlord groups oppose City Council’s proposals to protect renters affected by COVID-19 emergency from eviction, freeze their rents, and require mediation.

6 years ago

(U.S. Coast Guard file photo.)
Down the Shore
Community

Humpback whale spotted in N.J. river

A humpback whale was spotted in a Jersey Shore river on Friday morning, authorities said. 

6 years ago

Senior Grace Honeyman and her father, Tom Honeyman, prepare to attend a virtual graduation event at Harriton High School in Lower Merion Township. (Photo by Kate Honeyman)
Community

Montco high school senior reflects on missing experiences because of coronavirus

Grace Honeyman, a senior at Harriton High School, talks with her father about how she’s dealing with missing milestones due to coronavirus.

6 years ago

Listen 5:03
day care children walking on street
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. sets reopening dates for child care, sports and more

Also Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a $100 million fund for rental assistance and said religious services could resume by June 12.

6 years ago

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