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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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Illustration of a gavel made of pills and coins.
Courts & Law
Danielle Ohl, Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA

Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away

County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.

1 year ago

Eclipse viewers on the steps of the Franklin Institute
Science

Can’t get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for

An eclipse on the scale of Monday's event won't happen again until Aug. 12, 2045.

1 year ago

Aramark workers at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center are hitting the picket line.
Community
6abc

Aramark strike: Workers at Wells Fargo Center to hit picket lines, will not work 76ers-Pistons game

Members of the Philly food service workers’ union, including cooks, servers, bartenders, dishwashers and concessions workers, are walking off the job.

1 year ago

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spanning the Delaware River
Money

Investors pour $1B into Delaware River waterfront projects over 10 years

There’s a steady pipeline of projects planned along the Philly waterfront — including apartments, retail and a public park — even though one developer paused mid-construction.

1 year ago

Listen 1:11
Some of the students representing Princeton High School in the Samsung Electronics Solve For Tomorrow STEM competition with their teacher, Mark Eastburn (center)
Science

Princeton High School students are national finalists in STEM competition for efforts to preserve vulnerable language

Their project involves an AI-powered stuffed animal that allows people to practice Mam, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

1 year ago

Listen :54
Three people are seen holding up eclipse glasses as the eclipse streaks across Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Scenes from the solar eclipse: Clouds obscure the Philly region’s moment with the sun

Uncooperative weather during the eclipse could not darken the Delaware Valley’s celestial spirit.

1 year ago

Listen 2:44
Vice President Kamala Harris appears in front of a mic at a press conference
Money

Vice President Kamala Harris unveils more student debt relief measures in North Philly

The Biden administration expects the debt relief program will help 30 million people nationwide.

1 year ago

Listen 1:00
The beginning of the solar eclipse is visible through the roof of a Mylar tent, one of several set up by the Franklin Institute for eclipse viewing.
Science
6abc

Many still manage to spot solar eclipse in Philadelphia area despite clouds

The peak of the solar eclipse is over in the Philly region. Clouds thickened as we reached maximum coverage, but brief breaks in the clouds allowed people to see the event.

1 year ago

Freed-Hardeman guard Quan Lax
Community

NAIA approves transgender policy limiting women’s sports to athletes whose biological sex is female

The governing body for mostly small colleges, covering about 83,000 athletes across the U.S, is believed to be the first college sports organization to take such a step.

1 year ago

''I Voted'' stickers on display
Politics & Policy

New Jersey officials drop appeal of judge’s order to redraw Democratic primary ballot

Andy Kim and two other candidates sued to block the county line primary system, contending it gives candidates who appear in the ballot's bracketed column an unfair advantage.

1 year ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally,
Politics & Policy

Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states

The former president routinely takes credit for appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, which he has called a “moral and unconstitutional atrocity."

1 year ago

The Philly skyline along the Schuylkill River.
Weather
6abc

Eclipse forecast: A beautiful day, but watching for some clouds in the Philly region

Here's a look at the 7-day forecast.

1 year ago

Jesse Crooks, projectionist Renew Theaters
Arts & Entertainment

The dying art of 35mm cinema: How the Ambler Theater is keeping ‘one of the closest things we have to magic’ alive

From April 12–14, the theater is holding its annual 35mm Film Festival to showcase nine classic features, such as “The Wizard of Oz,” “Evil Dead II” and “Rififi.”

1 year ago

Listen 6:19
Governor John Carney
Money

Delaware economy faces challenge with more job openings than workers seeking employment

The Delaware Business Roundtable says reasons for the low labor rate include the increasing population of seniors moving to the state and difficulty finding child care.

1 year ago

Listen 1:29
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley
Community

South Carolina and Philly-native coach Dawn Staley defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in NCAA championship

The Gamecocks became the 10th Division I team to go through a season without a loss. Clark scored 30 points, including a championship-record 18 in the first quarter.

1 year ago

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