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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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Franklin Square PATCO stop
Community

PATCO’s Franklin Square station to reopen in April, marking ‘an exciting new chapter’

Commuters and travelers alike will be able to board PATCO from 7th and Race streets in Philadelphia.

5 months ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is seen just before a tush push, or brotherly shove
Community

Banning the tush push among proposed NFL rule changes

The Green Bay Packers have formally proposed a rule change to ban the tush push — a play the Philadelphia Eagles effectively used on their path to a Super Bowl win.

5 months ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Politics & Policy

Physician-assisted suicide legislation passes Delaware House after emotional debate

Advocates are working to pass medically assisted suicide this year after a similar bill was vetoed last year.

5 months ago

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A rifle seen in the street near an officer
Courts & Law
6abc

Police shoot man in Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood, rifle seen lying in street

Officers confronted the man on the 1600 block of Moore Street after he was seen walking with a rifle. The man is hospitalized in critical condition; no officers were injured.

5 months ago

A University of Pennsylvania sign
Education

Trump administration freezes $175M in funding to Penn over trans athlete policies

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

5 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil at a protest
Courts & Law

Federal judge transfers Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to New Jersey

Khalil, 30, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

5 months ago

A mallard in the water
Health

What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders

Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds, experts recommend. But you can keep your bird feeder up.

5 months ago

Side by side headshots of Chuck Davis and Dan Goughnour
Politics & Policy

Majority control of Pennsylvania House hinges on special election in steel region near Pittsburgh

The death of Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely has left the House deadlocked at 101-101 since January.

5 months ago

Kendra Brooks speaks
Politics & Policy

Philly on track to get more worker protections while federal policies are rolled back under Trump

Philadelphia labor laws may become stronger while federal level worker protections have been weakened this year by Donald Trump’s appointees.

5 months ago

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Philadelphia Gas Works
PlanPhilly
Science

PGW could explore clean energy with geothermal pilot project at Philly’s McCloskey Elementary School

The gas company is hiring a contractor to study the feasibility of a geothermal system to heat and cool a public school and a rec center.

5 months ago

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a sign for Mariner Middle School
Education

‘They just disappear’: Southern Delaware school district faces civil rights complaint over English learner support

The complaint against the Cape Henlopen School District alleges a lack of proper resources, curriculum and compliance with federal law.

5 months ago

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Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly rental inspections are complaint-driven. Housing advocates want to change that

Unlike other big cities, rental properties are not inspected proactively. Amid an affordable housing crisis, advocates say that’s putting low-income tenants at risk.

5 months ago

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams gives a thumbs-up after being helped out of a SpaceX capsule
Science

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station.

5 months ago

People protesting on the street about USAID
Politics & Policy

Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

The lawsuit singled out Musk as a defendant covered by the preliminary injunction. Lawyers for USAID employees and contractors had requested the order.

5 months ago

a wildfire burning
Weather

‘Bad year’ for Delaware wildfires prompts forest service to discourage outdoor burning, offer safety tips

With lower-than-normal rainfall, forest firefighting crews have responded to far more blazes. One saw flames shooting above 50-foot trees.

5 months ago

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