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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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A rifle seen in the street near an officer
Crime
Philadelphia
Policing
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.

11 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil at a protest
Immigration
National
Protests
Race & Ethnicity

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.

11 months ago

President Donald Trump greets Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts before he addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Studio 2
Government
Government Accountability

Are we headed for a constitutional crisis?

Leading Democrats see “brazen, unlawful power grabs,” but Republicans defend Trump arguing he’s within legal bounds. We’ll separate fact from fiction.

Air Date: March 19, 2025 12:00 pm

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts speaking at the University of Nebraska Lincoln
Immigration
Law
National
Politics

Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans

The flashpoint for the latest controversy was deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, which is being paid by the U.S. to imprison them.

11 months ago

Manuel Santiago walking outside
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Policing

Retired Philadelphia detectives go on trial in perjury case stemming from 2016 murder exoneration

Philly DA Larry Krasner charged former detectives Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski in 2021, days before the statute of limitations was set to expire.

11 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian
Crime
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Trial begins for Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

Menendez was originally scheduled to face trial last year with her husband, but a breast cancer diagnosis led to surgery that forced her trial to be delayed.

11 months ago

John Arnold and his bogus degree
Crime
Delaware

Delaware K–5 therapist with bogus doctoral degree pleads no contest to raping 5-year-old girl

John Ervin Arnold counseled kids who experienced trauma or had behavioral health issues. His rape arrest came after child disclosed abuse at summer camp.

11 months ago

Listen 1:50
Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers
Business
Government
National

Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

A federal judge said that the terminations were directed by the Office of Personnel Management and its acting director, Charles Ezell, who lacked the authority to do so.

11 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil at a protest
Government Accountability
International
Protests
Social Justice

Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana

Immigration enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.

11 months ago

a Bethany Beach police vehicle
Crime
Delaware
Policing

‘Estos tipos no estaban trabajando’: 2 jefes de policía de Bethany Beach, Delaware, sustrajeron $150,000 en pagos de horas extras

El jefe Redmon y el capitán Cathell no les dijeron a los oficiales de menor rango que había cientos de turnos de horas extra disponibles. Entonces se apropiaron del dinero.

11 months ago

Larry Krasner speaking at a podium
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly DA says ‘Big Naddy Gang’ is no more after 3 members sentenced

Three more BNG members entered guilty pleas for murders and related offenses, and could be spending much or all of their remaining lives in prison.

11 months ago

Goose Creek
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester

The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester.

11 months ago

Listen 1:01
A view of fentanyl and other drugs seized by law enforcement in Delaware
Addiction
Crime
Delaware

‘Strong enough to kill an elephant’: Delaware fentanyl dealer convicted after state’s biggest bust

Investigators tracked a trail of drugs from a Mexican cartel to Delaware, seizing about 35 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, meth and “tranq.”

11 months ago

Listen 1:50
a sample Pennsylvania REAL ID
Government
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Pennsylvania residents will need REAL ID to board planes beginning May 7. Here’s what to know

Because of the pandemic, the enforcement date for REAL ID was postponed from 2021.

11 months ago

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a police car with lights
Philadelphia
Policing
Transportation

3 years after Philly limited police stops, research offers glimpse into who’s still getting pulled over

Since 2022, Philly cops have not been able to stop someone for an expired registration or broken taillight.

11 months ago

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