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WNBA players union and owners reach a verbal agreement

NPR | By Ailsa Chang,

Jason Fuller, Justine Kenin

Published March 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM CDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Meghan Hall from USA Today's For the Win about negotiations between WNBA players and owners on a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.

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Jason Fuller

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.

New York Times reports sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez

Adrian Florido, Mary Louise Kelly, Eric McDaniel

A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader Cesar Chavez abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.
Senate Intelligence Committee questions national security chiefs about the Iran war

Greg Myre, Mary Louise Kelly

The nation's top intelligence official, Tulsi Gabbard, said today that Iran's government still seems to be functioning, though it has been greatly weakened by the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign.
Tracing recent events that led Netanyahu to launch the war against Iran

Daniel Estrin

A chain of events in recent years led Israel and the U.S. to do what they had hesitated to do for decades: launch all-out war against Iran.
Federal Reserve holds a key interest rate steady amid growing economic pressures

Scott Horsley, Mary Louise Kelly

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady today. The central bank is wrestling with a lot of uncertainty with a weak job market and stubborn inflation.
KiKi Shepard, an avatar of elegance on 'Showtime at the Apollo,' has died

Neda Ulaby

KiKi Shepard, the longtime co-host of Showtime at the Apollo, died this week at 74.