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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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Crime

Bentrice Jusu
Courts & Law

Trenton art project hopes to share the potential and the full story of residents lost to violence

The Potential Project will use public art and a mobile app to honor people lost to homicide in New Jersey’s capital city through the eyes of the people closest to them.

4 years ago

Supporters of those charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol attend the ‘Justice for J6’ rally near the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Courts & Law

Hundreds rally in support of Capitol riot suspects amid heightened police presence

The crowds were demonstrating in support of people who are accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which left several people dead.

4 years ago

Democratic County Council member Kevin Madden (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delco’s Jail Oversight Board to vote on the fate of Pennsylvania’s only for-profit county prison

The Delaware County panel is looking at late September or early October for a special meeting to determine the fate of GEO Group’s contract.

4 years ago

Fanta Bility
Courts & Law
6ABC

New details emerge in shooting death of 8-year-old girl at Academy Park High School football game

Three Sharon Hill police officers opened fire on a vehicle outside the Academy Park High School football stadium, sources say.

4 years ago

Police are working to track down the suspects wanted in a fatal assault outside Pat's Steaks in South Philadelphia. (6ABC)
Courts & Law

Man dead after fight outside Pat’s King of Steaks in South Philadelphia

Police say an argument escalated quickly into a fight and may have involved a group of at least 10 soccer fans.

4 years ago

 (Shutterstock photo)
Courts & Law

Possessing child porn gets ex-Wilmington firefighters union president 5 years behind bars

Federal authorities say Joseph J. Leonetti Jr. erased some images of pedophilia from his cellphone when he saw agents arrive to raid his home.

4 years ago

The U.S. Capitol Dome is seen through security fencing in May. Similar barriers will be in place on Saturday, when a demonstration is planned in support of people charged for the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Capitol faces its biggest security test since Jan. 6 on Saturday

With a far-right rally planned for Washington, D.C., on Saturday, the Capitol will face its first large-scale security test since the Jan. 6 attack on the seat of American dem

4 years ago

Activists hung caution tape around City Hall in Philadelphia on March 26, 2021, to bring the crime scenes they witness in their neighborhoods to city officials’ work place. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Some long-awaited relief: Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic, still at historic levels, eases up a bit

Over the past month, the number of shooting victims citywide has dropped 11%, officials said. Operation PinPoint zones saw a more dramatic decrease.

4 years ago

FILE PHOTO: The FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington on June 14, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
Courts & Law
WITF

FBI data: Pa. hate crimes hit 14-year high in 2020

The uptick echoes national numbers, which are the highest in more than a decade.

4 years ago

A recently installed surveillance camera is positioned near the U.S. Capitol on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Capitol police are upping security ahead of a rally in support of the Jan. 6 rioters

Congressional leaders and top security officials say the U.S. Capitol will be well-prepared for a far-right rally expected for the area on Saturday.

4 years ago

DA Larry Krasner is pictured
Politics & Policy

Another round of grants and a warning from Philadelphia’s DA

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office is combating violence while also warning of harsh penalties for people who settle disputes with guns.

4 years ago

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Courts & Law

6 more people connected to the Capitol riot plead guilty

They include one man who told a family member he wanted to attend an event where he could shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live television.

4 years ago

Penndot Driver License Center at 8th and Arch streets.
Urban Planning

PennDOT moves to bar company in theft case from state work

Pennsylvania’s highway agency wants to prevent a major heavy equipment contractor from doing state work for up to three years because it pleaded no contest to theft.

4 years ago

(6ABC)
Courts & Law

Delaware County DA: ‘High probability’ that police gunfire killed 8-year-old girl at football game

Jack Stollsteimer said there is a "high probability" that responsive gunfire from police officers is what killed an 8-year-old girl after a Friday night football game.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia police cruiser is parked between Arch and Market streets in West Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Philly beefing up police presence for Labor Day weekend, Made in America

Philly is bringing in officers from days off, and is adding special patrols and undercover officers in the crowd at the Made in America concert.

4 years ago

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