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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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Prosecutors: ‘Kids for cash’ figure breaches deal

Federal prosecutors are seeking a hearing to determine whether a developer at the center of one of the biggest judicial scandals in U.S. ...

12 years ago

 Philadelphia firefighters battle the blaze at York and Jasper streets in Kensington that killed two firefighters. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Blaze that killed two firefighters prompts plan for closer monitoring of vacant Philly buildings

Nearly two years after a massive blaze at an empty warehouse in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood took the lives of two firefi ...

12 years ago

 (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)

NASCAR overhaul could spark interest at Delaware track

The sport’s new playoff format transforms the fall race at Dover International Speedway into an elimination event. In an eff ...

12 years ago

 The Arms and Armor Family Celebration is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Philly Parenting

Family activities in Philly this Super Bowl weekend

Here’s a look at what’s going on for the family this weekend. Downtown Arms and Armor Fami ...

12 years ago

Poll: 1 in 4 voters say Corbett deserves second term

A new poll shows Gov. Tom Corbett’s popularity among voters remains weak as the 2014 gubernatorial campaign heats up. A Fran ...

12 years ago

 (photo courtesy Gov. Markell's office)

Some cuts, corporate tax hike proposed in Delaware budget

Governor Markell’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015 calls for spending $3.8 billion, which is a three percent increase over the ...

12 years ago

 It was a packed house at an October community meeting held to discuss the Wendy's proposal. (NewsWorks, file art)

ZBA denies drive-thru at proposed Bunting House-site Wendy’s, appeal likely

After nearly a year of community based action, the Zoning Board of Adjustment has made their decision: Wendy’s can come to Roxborou ...

12 years ago

National Interest

Eureka, a Republican health reform plan! Problem is….

While congressional Republicans have busied themselves voting 47 times to repeal Obamacare, they have long failed to offer a competing vi ...

12 years ago

 A PSPCA van was parked in the driveway outside of Grace Kelly's childhood home on Halloween. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Kelly House cat hoarder appeals conviction, hearing scheduled

The East Falls woman who rose to notoriety for hoarding cats in the former childhood home of Princess Grace Kelly has appealed her convic ...

12 years ago

 Crews working in the brutal cold in Long Branch on Sunday, January 26. (Photo: Richard Huff via Jersey Shore Hurricane News)

Monmouth County beach replenishment marches on

You’ll have to walk a bit farther from your beach chair to the ocean in Monmouth County this summer.  That’s beca ...

12 years ago

Christie picks Denver to win Super Bowl

Gov. Chris Christie thinks Denver will win the Super Bowl. Christie, speaking on Philadelphia radio station WIP-AM’s “ ...

12 years ago

 Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) calls an audible at the line of scrimmage against the San Diego Chargers in the fourth quarter of an NFL AFC division playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

‘Fresh Air’ talks football, seriously

You tune in to “Fresh Air” for mind-expanding journeys into film, theater, television, literature, jazz, popular music, polit ...

12 years ago

 Dozens of environmentalists gathered at the EPA office in Philadelphia on Wednesday to push for greater enforcement of the Clean Water Act. (Jessica McDonald/for WHYY)

EPA protesters gather in Philly for ‘die-in’

The regional Environmental Protection Agency office in Philadelphia serves the region including Appalachia. In the wake of the recent lar ...

12 years ago

Vehicle traffic down in Atlantic City

Fewer people visited Atlantic City in 2013 by trains, planes and automobiles. The South Jersey Transportation Authority says nearl ...

12 years ago

 The Tacos de Chapulines at Taqueria Feliz (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Philly makes room at the table: Edible insects and grasshopper tacos

Ingredients like edible insects are making their way into mainstream cuisine. Edible insects — which are part of the traditional ...

12 years ago

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