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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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Courts & Law

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought.

2 days ago

La secretaria de educación de Delaware, Cindy Marten
Education

“Dificultades para leer”: Delaware implementa un plan de alfabetización temprana para mejorar los resultados de aprendizaje de los estudiantes

Delaware está financiando esfuerzos para impulsar la alfabetización temprana, pero persisten las disparidades raciales y de ingresos.

2 days ago

Un lazo morado para concientizar
Community

Abriendo Puertas abre puertas de seguridad y apoyo para supervivientes latinos de violencia doméstica en Delaware

Abriendo Puertas ha ayudado a casi 70 supervivientes este año, brindándoles refugio, planes de seguridad y servicios vitales de apoyo bilingüe.

2 days ago

The Terrace at Chestnut Hill senior complex
Courts & Law
6abc

Kada Scott case: Car found in search for missing Philadelphia woman

Police arrested a suspect, 21-year-old Keon King, who authorities say was the last person in contact with Scott, who vanished after her overnight shift at her job.

2 days ago

A child looks at a mural at 2025's Latino Arts and Film Festival
Community

Visit Philly celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing its ‘Indivisible’ communities

The title is inspired by the Pledge of Allegiance, in which the word “indivisible” remains the same in Spanish and English.

2 days ago

Listen 0:56
outside The Mann Cente
Arts & Entertainment

Mann Center in Fairmount Park sells naming rights to Highmark insurance

Now known as Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, the facility is raising $70 million for campus improvements.

2 days ago

Listen 0:51
A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a patient.
Health

Pa. approves higher ACA health insurance premiums for 2026, with some price hikes as high as 38%

Insurance regulators say Pennie customers will see premiums rise by 21% on average, which factors in the potential loss of federal premium tax credits, or health subsidies.

2 days ago

Listen 1:19
(From left to right) Delaware County Council candidates Republican Liz Piazza, Democrat Richard Womack, Republican Brian Burke and Democrat Joanne Phillips.
Politics & Policy

Pa. election 2025: What Delaware County voters need to know about the council race

Republicans Brian Burke and Liz Piazza are challenging Democratic incumbent Richard Womack and Joanne Phillips for two seats on Delaware County Council.

2 days ago

Some homeless residents in Wilmington sleep in camp
Community

‘They think you’re nothing’: Housing advocates say Wilmington homeless face limited shelter beds, police sweeps

Advocates say a lack of shelter beds is forcing people to sleep outside. But Wilmington officials plan to limit tents to one park.

2 days ago

Listen 3:09
Elizabeth Gallagher at the Volunteer Up Legal Clinic
Community

Expungement fair in Camden aims to help people move forward with their lives

Camden County has a disproportionate number of incarcerated persons. Organizers of an expungement fair saw “a great need” to help some obtain a “clean slate.”

3 days ago

Listen 1:06
Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.
Health

Prospect Medical Holdings finds tentative buyers for Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital

It is unclear when either deal will be finalized. If a sale falls through, Prospect Medical Holdings is allowed to abandon the property.

3 days ago

A look down a school hallway.
Education

Pennsylvania education administrators sound alarm over state budget impasse that froze millions for schools, teachers

Now more than 100 days late, the lack of a budget means the loss of millions of dollars for individual districts as they borrow to “keep the lights on.”

3 days ago

Listen 0:56
Speakers at the Community Violence Intervention Summit in Dover, Delaware
Community

Delaware summit highlights progress in Wilmington and Laurel as state and national leaders unite to end community violence

Leaders in Dover reviewed new research and data, explored solutions to violence and highlighted Laurel's positive approach to prevention.

3 days ago

Listen 1:08
D'Angelo performs at the
Arts & Entertainment

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies

D'Angelo's real name was Michael Eugene Archer. His family confirmed in a statement that he died after a prolonged battle with cancer.

3 days ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, accompanied by his wife Lori Shapiro
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

Cody Balmer told police he planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a sledgehammer if he had encountered him after breaking into the building, according to court documents.

3 days ago

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