Dale Willman

As Ashish Valentine reports, what's at stake is $40 billion in defense spending currently stalled in Taiwan's legislature.

A collapsed pipe just outside of Washington, D.C.

has sent 243 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River.

That's according to D.C.

Water, the city's water and sewer authority, which has released new information on the environmental impacts of the broken sewer line.

As NPR's Andrew Limbaugh reports, clean water advocates want the city to issue a public health warning.

Expect fewer roses and chocolates this Valentine's Day.

A new survey from LendingTree says Americans are planning to spend almost $50 less on the holiday this year.

NPR's Stephen Passaha reports.

Ukraine's president says the U.S.

has given both Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war there.

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, meanwhile, are continuing.

Moscow used more than 400 drones and about 40 missiles to once again hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure, including generation facilities and distribution networks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump on Wednesday.

The two will be discussing talks that the U.S.

held with Iran on Friday.

Netanyahu's office says any negotiations with Iran must include limiting that country's ballistic missiles.

President Trump called the talks with Iran very good and said that more talks are planned for early next week.

I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.