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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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Aftermath of shooting at Eid celebration
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

3 hurt, 5 arrested in West Philly shooting during Eid al-Fitr celebration, police say

Three people are being treated for gunshot injuries. Five people are in custody, including a teenager shot by police.

2 years ago

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Nadine Menendez
Crime
Government Accountability
Law
New Jersey
Politics

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial

Nadine Menendez says a newly diagnosed condition requires surgery within six weeks. A federal judge is set for a May 6 trial of the senator, his wife and two businessmen.

2 years ago

Illustration of a gavel made of pills and coins.
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Danielle Ohl, Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA

Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away

County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.

2 years ago

Casino workers at a rally
Business
Employment
New Jersey
Public Health

Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban

At Friday's rally, workers said they are employing new tactics to ban smoking in the casinos after thus far failing to convince legislators to do it.

3 years ago

Anthony Wright
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing

3 retired Philadelphia detectives to stand trial in perjury case stemming from 2016 exoneration

Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski are accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder.

3 years ago

car crash
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Policing

Man shot by police spurs chase through 2 states after stealing cruiser

The chase involved officers from New Castle County and Wilmington, as well as state police from Delaware and Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

Crime scene
Crime
Gun Violence
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

DA plans to seek death penalty against man charged with killing 3 relatives in Levittown

Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn plans to seek capital punishment because of the “multiple killings and grave risk to others.”

3 years ago

A closeup of Rep. Andrew Kim
Elections
New Jersey

Appeals court leaves hold on New Jersey’s primary ballot system in place

Rep. Andy Kim and two other Democratic candidates sued in federal court to block New Jersey's so-called county line primary system.

3 years ago

Supporters rallying outside of the courthouse
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Philadelphia
Public Health

Federal judge dismisses Philadelphia Safehouse case, which sought a legal pathway for supervised injection sites

Safehouse leaders say they are reviewing their options and next steps, which could include filing an appeal. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019.

3 years ago

Listen 1:04
Supreme Court
Government Accountability
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Social Justice

A Supreme Court case could have major implications for homelessness in Philly region

Some legal scholars believe the Supreme Court’s decision could have far-reaching consequences beyond the issue of homelessness.

3 years ago

Elmer Daniels
Delaware
Incarceration
Law

Delaware judge tosses lawsuit filed by man who served nearly 40 years for rape he may not have committed

The judge on Monday found that Elmer Daniels failed to prove his argument that Delaware police had concocted evidence against him and withheld exculpatory evidence.

3 years ago

Donald Trump
NPR
Elections
Government
Law
National
Politics

Trump posts bond in civil fraud case; has gag order expanded in hush-money trial

The news comes a week after a New York appeals court reduced the amount Trump had to post as bond from nearly half a billion to $175 million — and gave him 10 days to post it.

3 years ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Atlantic City mayor says home search tied to ‘family matter’

Mayor Marty Small says he and his wife were aware of an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for at least three months, according to his attorney.

3 years ago

The elevated train tracks and the city skyline.
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation
6abc

Man in custody after fatal stabbing on SEPTA’s Somerset Station platform in Kensington

The victim and the suspect have yet to be identified.

3 years ago

Gavel
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
New Jersey
Sports

New Jersey youth wrestling coach sentenced to more than 7 years in child sex abuse images case

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi sentenced Alec Donovan to 30 years of supervised release, prosecutors said.

3 years ago

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