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Airline bag fees are going up as fuel costs rise.

United now plans to charge $45 for a first check bag on flights across North America and parts of Latin America and $55 for a second.

That's about $10 more than it was before the conflict with Iran.

JetBlue has also raised prices.

The BBC has released two long-lost episodes of the cult TV sci-fi series Doctor Who.

NPR's Chloe Veltman reports the 1965 episodes were found in a private collection.

Illinois will play UConn tonight in the NCAA Men's Final Four.

Michigan will take on Arizona in the second matchup.

The two winners will advance to the championship game on Monday night.

I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.

Airline analysts say wait times have improved since Trump took executive action to begin paying TSA agents after more than a month.

But the recovery is uneven.

Hundreds of officers resigned during the partial shutdown, and it can take months to train replacements.

Airline analyst Henry Hartfeldt says that uncertainty could quickly affect operations.

That can lead to inconsistent staffing levels at airports, making wait times harder to predict.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

In Piers Windsor, Johnston reports.

Airline analysts say wait times have improved since Trump took executive action to begin paying TSA agents after more than a month.

But the recovery is uneven.