Brian Witte

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  • Mark Zuckerberg smiles while holding a phoneTech

    Resurfaced email reveals Mark Zuckerberg considered selling Instagram six years ago: ‘There is a non-trivial chance that we will be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp in the next 5-10 years anyway’

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., center, arrives following a break during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Congress has increasingly scrutinized social media platforms as growing evidence suggests that excessive use and the proliferation of harmful content may be damaging young people's mental health.Tech

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg grilled on the witness stand — ‘I don’t have the full timeline of Instagram’s development in my head’

    By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • James Stancil is seen outside the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)Politics

    Veterans dumped from federal jobs say military service was betrayed by Trump downsizing: ‘I’m not dead weight. You’re tossing off the wrong stuff’

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Trump wears a MAGA hat and looks unhappy while standing next to Elon Musk at a SpaceX launchPolitics

    Everything you need to know about Trump’s buyout proposal for the federal government’s 2+ million employees, who warn the purge will have vast ‘unintended consequences’

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • A county truck with a snowplow drives down a road in Kansas.Environment

    Schools and government offices in several states across the U.S. closed due to winter blast of snow and ice

    By Patrick Whittle, Brian Witte, and others
  • The Dali container ship collides with the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, MarylandFinance

    The companies behind the Baltimore Bridge collapse just got slapped with a fresh lawsuit by the state of Maryland

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • The headquarters of the U.S. Census Bureau is seen in Suitland, Md., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)Politics

    Federal workers around Washington D.C. stress over Trump’s plans to send 100,000 of them elsewhere

    By Olivia Diaz, Brian Witte, and others
  • FILE – Workers remove wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 25, 2024, in Baltimore. A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore approved a $50.3 million emergency contract on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, with a company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Finance

    Maryland approves controversial $50.3m emergency contract to pay Swedish company that removed debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a visit to SOUTH Restaurant & Jazz Club with President Joe Biden, on May 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions at a news conference on Monday morning, June 17, 2024, a newspaper reported.Politics

    Maryland governor Wes Moore wants to boost economic growth in his state—so he’s pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions to get the ball rolling

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, second from left, speaks during a press conference to mark the full reopening of the Port of Baltimore after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Finance

    Baltimore’s busy port is expected to return to normal in July, 4 months after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • Baltimore bridgeFinance

    Baltimore’s grim bridge math: $350 million insurance payment versus $1.9 billion rebuilding estimate

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • John BarthSuccess

    John Barth, giant of postmodernism who scored a 1960s bestseller with a main character who was part goat, dies at 93

    By Brian Witte and The Associated Press
  • Wes MooreLeadership

    Maryland governor sees ‘economic catastrophe’ as Baltimore bridge disaster cleanup begins

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • Baltimore bridge collapseEnvironment

    Fixing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed this week could cost more than $800 million—and take several years to repair

    By Ben Finley, Brian Witte, and others
  • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – MARCH 27: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore updates the media on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Divers have recovered the bodies of two construction workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed, according to officials at the news conference. The work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30 am on Tuesday. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Finance

    It’s a ‘very long road ahead’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge, Maryland governor says, despite Biden’s $60 billion in aid

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others