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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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Community

Local group wants to change negative stereotypes of inner city youths

Organizers say when gun violence takes aim at our communities, that ‘s not the whole story. They want to transform lives by changing the narrative of young people in Philly.

1 year ago

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Stateside Vodka cans in ice
Community

‘What real freedom looks like’: Ready-to-drink cocktails arrive in stores as Pa. relaxes liquor laws

Ready-to-drink cocktails will be sold in grocery stores and gas stations starting Monday, but only before 11 p.m.

1 year ago

Lackawanna College building
Education

Pa. ranked 2nd among nation’s top destinations for freshman out-of-state college students, survey says

About 21,000 freshman students move to the state for college each year, according to data from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Courts & Law

A.C. principal indicted on more charges for not reporting alleged abuse of the mayor’s daughter

Atlantic City High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman oversaw the mayor’s re-election campaign and is chair of the city’s Democratic committee.

1 year ago

People watching the presidential debate on a large screen
Politics & Policy

Trump says there will be no future debate with Harris

Former President Donald Trump said he will not participate in another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

1 year ago

Michael McDonald shakes hands with Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

14 pro-Trump electors linked to efforts to reverse his 2020 loss are back for 2024, including 5 in Pa.

The return of 14 GOP presidential electors linked to efforts to reverse Donald Trump’s 2020 loss raises questions about what they will do if Trump loses again in their states.

1 year ago

A scanning electron micrograph shows microglial cells (yellow) ingesting branched oligodendrocyte cells (purple), a process thought to occur in multiple sclerosis. Oligodendrocytes form insulating myelin sheaths around nerve axons in the central nervous system.
(Dr. John Zajicek/Science Source)
Health

Philadelphia summit to focus on increasing awareness of multiple sclerosis in Black communities

An estimated 2.9 million people worldwide live with multiple sclerosis, a chronic and lifelong disease. It disproportionately affects women.

1 year ago

Saquon Barkley running the ball
Arts & Entertainment

Saquon Barkley tries for another dominant effort in Eagles’ home opener against Atlanta

Barkley stole the show in his three-touchdown Eagles debut in Brazil. He'll be important in trying to beat the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night in Philadelphia's home opener.

1 year ago

Christine Desumma looks into the distance
Politics & Policy

The Harris-Trump debate opened voters’ eyes in suburban Philadelphia

In Bucks County, a critical area in a vital purple state, the presidential debate produced hard thinking about what to do in November.

1 year ago

Wissahickon High School
Education

Lower Gwynedd Police investigating bullet and shell casing found at Wissahickon High School

In an unrelated incident, school administrators found a shell casing in a student’s pocket. All students and staff are safe. Law enforcement is conducting an investigation.

1 year ago

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police patch
Courts & Law

Quick thinking by Delaware police dispatchers saves boaters in distress in English Channel

A caller in Albania thought they were calling Dover, England, but instead they reached police in Dover, Delaware.

1 year ago

Listen 0:59
Mexican Cultural Center staff released colored smoke during the El Grito de Dolores ceremony
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Mt. Airy Porchfest, Mexican Independence Day Festival, ‘Shared Vision: Portraits’ and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 12–15: Market of the Macabre in Philly, Tom Jones in New Jersey and Don Lemon in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

1 year ago

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A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Montco doubles voter satellite offices, increases mail ballot drop boxes ahead of Election Day

County commissioners are hosting a telephone town hall Thursday night to answer residents’ questions about voting and the election.

1 year ago

Kamela Smith
Politics & Policy

How political newcomer Kamela Smith pulled off the Delaware primary’s biggest upset over House speaker Val Longhurst

Val Longhurst’s 20-year run in the state House is over. The first female speaker in state history lost to WFP-backed Kamela Smith.

1 year ago

Listen 0:49
A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

Philadelphia nurse and patient advocate to testify before the U.S. Department of Labor on fighting insurance denials

Nearly 1 in 5 people say they’ve experienced a health insurance denial within the past year, according to a national survey.

1 year ago

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