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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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Pitcher Mo'ne Davis and her teammates laugh while chatting with Mayor Michael Nutter. (Brad larrison/for NewsWorks)

Philly’s Taney Dragons get a big welcome home; parade set for Wednesday [photos]

Cheering fans filled Love Park Sunday to welcome home Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons from their historic run in the Little League World S ...

12 years ago

 File photo: Death chamber at Texas State Penitentiary, Huntsville.  (Pat Sullivan/AP)

The myth of a kinder, gentler execution.

Did Joseph Wood suffer when he was executed in Arizona last month? Some witnesses reported that Wood gasped over 600 times during ...

12 years ago

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 Among the memorabilia inside Philadelphia University's Arlen Specter Center for Public Service is a copy of the William Jefferson Clinton impeachment resolution signed by, among others, the former President himself. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Top 6 stories to look for in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at stories NewsWorks will cover next week in Northwest Philadelphia. 1. On Sept. 11, Philadelphia Uni ...

12 years ago

Philly group crunches numbers and says city tops for bike commuting

A new report identifies Philadelphia as “the top big American city for bicycle commuting.” It was produced by the Bicycle Coa ...

12 years ago

(file/NewsWorks)

Delaware’s I-495 reopens north and south; bridge repairs beat Labor Day deadline

Interstate 495 through Delaware is now open in both directions.  Delaware’s Dept. of Transportation reports that bridge ...

12 years ago

McGreevey in Trenton to talk prisoner re-entry

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey has returned to Trenton. McGreevey had an hour-long, closed-door meeting with Trenton Mayor E ...

12 years ago

69 years later, World War II vet gets his medals

A 97-year-old World War II veteran has finally received his service medals earned from his time in the Army. ...

12 years ago

N.J. woman fights for right to own chickens after sons’ Lyme disease

A southern New Jersey woman is fighting for legal approval to own chickens she says she bought to eat ticks after her sons contracted Lym ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

Lawsuits challenge FAA drone, model aircraft rules

Model aircraft hobbyists, research universities and commercial drone operators and investors have filed lawsuits challenging a government ...

12 years ago

CDC director to visit Ebola outbreak countries

A top U.S. health official plans to travel to West Africa to see firsthand how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding. Dr. Tom Frieden, d ...

12 years ago

Money

Goldman paying $3.15B over US mortgage bond claims

Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $3.15 billion to resolve claims that it misled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about risk ...

12 years ago

AAA: Lowest Labor Day gas price since ’10 expected

Drivers hitting the road on the Labor Day weekend may pay the lowest amount for gas since 2010. AAA Mid-Atlantic says that average ...

12 years ago

N.J. Weedman in fight to appear on ballot

The perpetual New Jersey political candidate who calls himself Weedman has some obstacles to getting on the ballot for a congressional ra ...

12 years ago

Police: man claims to have shot would-be robber

Police are investigating a fatal shooting and a man’s claim that he shot the victim after a robbery attempt. Authorities say ...

12 years ago

 Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, left, and Democrat Tom Wolf shake hands at the end of a gubernatorial debate hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Sept. 22 in Hershey. The tow will meet again Wednesday for the second of three planned debates.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

First priority for the next Pa. governor? A huge budget gap

Job No. 1 for whoever wins this fall’s election for Pennsylvania governor likely will be trying to solve the state government’ ...

12 years ago

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