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NEW YORK — When Steve Ballmer took over as CEO in January 2000, Microsoft was the titan of tech and the world’s most valuable company.
My, how things have changed.
In the 13 years since Bill Gates handed over the CEO spot, the technology landscape has see...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday played down the prospect of speedy U.S. intervention in Syria, stressing the difficulty of ordering military action against the Assad government without a strong international coalition and a legal mandate fro...

NEW YORK (AP) — A big jump in Microsoft helped lift the Dow Jones industrial average Friday.
Microsoft had its biggest gain in four years after CEO Steve Ballmer said he will retire. Ballmer took the helm of the software company from founder Bill Gates i...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Mayor Bob Filner agreed Friday to resign on Aug. 30, bowing to enormous pressure after lurid sexual harassment allegations brought by at least 17 women eroded his support after just nine months as leader of the U.S. border city....

The State Attorney’s Office has dropped a second-degree attempted murder charge against Christopher Hook, 27, stemming from an April 30 incident in which Hook allegedly shot at a car outside his home on Beacon Drive in Port Charlotte.
Hook’s attorney, Mar...

The Veteran Motor Car Club of America will hold a “Summer Sock Hop” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Chick-fil-A, 1814 Tamiami Trail, Murdock....

By now, most Charlotte County taxpayers have received their 2013-2014 Truth in Millage letters in the mail. For those who haven’t, notices are on the way.
On Monday, the Charlotte County Property Appraiser’s Office mailed out some 235,000 TRIM notices to ...

PUNTA GORDA — It was early Friday morning, before it gets too hot, and Carol Nielsen and her walking buddy were making their way along Harborwalk.
Nielsen, who lives in Punta Gorda Isles, used to just walk circles around her neighborhood, but she has enjo...

PUNTA GORDA — When Jorge Cabrera, 40, dressed for work Thursday morning, he debated wearing a necktie.
As it turns out, his decision was a lifesaver.
“I wasn’t going to wear a tie that day, but I decided to go ahead,” Cabrera said.
Just after noon Thursda...

A boat heads out of the Punta Gorda Isles canal system into a fiery golden sunset....