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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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Venus Williams takes part in a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships at Wimbledon,
Community

Venus Williams is back at Wimbledon at age 43 and ready to play on Centre Court again

She will be in action on Day 1 at the All England Club on Centre Court against Elina Svitolina.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm hits an RBI-single off Washington Nationals' Thaddeus Ward during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Community

Bohm has 6 RBIs as Phillies score most runs in 5 years with 19-4 rout of Nationals

Philadelphia had 18 hits, including four by Bohm, who matched his career best.

3 years ago

In this photo released by the Baltimore Police Department, police tape cordons off the area of a mass shooting incident in the Southern District of Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Community

Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has asked anyone with information about the shooting to assist investigators.

3 years ago

Delaware State University
Education

Delaware State University researchers to study initiative bringing housing and health care to people experiencing homelessness

The $300,000 study will evaluate Catholic Charities’ Healthy Housing Initiative, which aims to combat homelessness through collaboration.

3 years ago

People are seated at round tables in a large conference room.
Politics & Policy

Day 3 of Moms for Liberty’s National Summit: Attendees share lessons learned, trans rights advocates respond

Some attendees said transgender children should not partake in gender-affirming healthcare. “No child is born in the wrong body,” said Gays against Groomers founder.

3 years ago

Kirby Evers, a 31-year-old bisexual Lawrence, Kan., resident, displays the red flag of the Democratic Socialists of America and a Pride flag during a rally outside the Kansas Statehouse in favor of transgender rights, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Topeka, Kan.
Courts & Law

Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling

One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status."

3 years ago

A close-up photo of Lorie Smith
Courts & Law

Web designer in Supreme Court gay rights ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request

A web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled could refuse to make a wedding website for gay couples had cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.

3 years ago

Man holds a burning firecracker
Health

Even the smallest of fireworks can cause serious burns. A Philadelphia ER doctor explains what to do for July 4 mishaps

About 73% of all firework-related injuries nationally occur in the two weeks before and after the Fourth of July.

3 years ago

Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium at the Moms For Liberty conference
Politics & Policy

Inside the Moms for Liberty Summit: Embracing DeSantis, fearing discussions of gender and sexuality in schools

Summit attendees were adamant that Moms for Liberty isn’t about hate. “We're just here to protect our children.”

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left.
Politics & Policy

Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

The president said he will work under the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.

3 years ago

Fireworks display
Community
6abc

Philadelphia area July 4th fireworks list for 2023

Check out our full list to see where July 4 fireworks displays are happening in your neighborhood.

3 years ago

A view of the Pa. House of Representatives chamber.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget plan in place

The legislation unveiled Friday envisions a roughly $45 billion spending plan, about a 5% increase from the last approved budget.

3 years ago

People sit in rows of chairs in a room at Philadelphia's City Hall.
Community

Philly anti-violence grant program shows promising results, despite some hiccups, new evaluation shows

The report identified challenges that made it hard for some groups to complete their work — but city leaders promise to fix those problems before the next round of grants.

3 years ago

Protesters brought signs to a Thursday action decrying this weekend's Moms For Liberty Summit in Philadelphia
Community

Photos: Moms for Liberty summit descends on Philadelphia

Here's a look at the scene in Philly, in photos.

3 years ago

People hold up signs protest Moms for Liberty.
Politics & Policy

Hundreds protest Moms for Liberty as weekend-long summit kicks off in Philadelphia

The Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed Moms for Liberty an extremist group, saying it “advances an anti-student inclusion agenda.”

3 years ago

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