N.H. kidnap suspect?s alleged crimes detailed in indictment

Nathaniel Kibby.

Charles Krupa/Associated Press/file

Nathaniel Kibby faces more than 200 charges, including sexual assault, for allegedly kidnapping a 14-year-old girl and imprisoning her for nine months.

Cast members James Franco (left) and Seth Rogen during the premiere of the film

Sony cancels Dec. 25 release of ?The Interview?

The announcement came after theater chains announced they had dropped the movie in response to threatened terrorist attacks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/caret150-7703.jpg UMass president Robert Caret to resign

Caret has been appointed to lead the University of Maryland system, officials in Maryland announced.

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No arrests have been made or charges filed. A police official said detectives had searched McDonald?s San Jose home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/jacobs_hamilton-2.jpg State panel agrees to commute woman?s drug sentence

Deanne Hamilton, 49, is the first person in Massachusetts to have a sentence commuted in 17 years.

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The 29th overall pick in the 2014 draft will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/fung-wah150-3914.jpg Fung Wah gets federal approval to return to the road

The cut-rate bus company had its federal license revoked in March 2013 for safety violations.

From left: Jay Duplass, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, and Jeffrey Tambor in the Amazon Studios original series ?Transparent.?

Matthew Gilbert?s picks for TV?s best shows in 2014

The Globe TV critic submits his Top 10 for 2014 ? including ?Transparent? ? plus a baker?s dozen of runners-up.

US to open ?new chapter? with Cuba

The deal to restore diplomatic relations came after 18 months of back-channel discussions hosted by Canada and encouraged by Pope Francis.

Evan Horowitz

What?s included in the US-Cuba deal?

While President Obama has some leeway in how he implements the embargo on Cuban goods, repealing it requires the cooperation of Congress.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-1160.jpg The Cuban people keep waiting

Nothing about this normalization reflects any type of concession on Cuba?s part.

US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said at a news conference at her offices at the courthouse that the case was an ?unprecedented national tragedy.?

REUTERS

Sweeping federal indictment targets pharmacy in deaths

The outbreak case that killed at least 64 people is an ?unprecedented national tragedy,? US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said.

Pharmacy allegedly used fake names for bulk production

A Framingham pharmacy is accused of creating fraudulent prescriptions for Wonder Woman and ?Chester Cheeto,? among others.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen

Fed says it will take ?patient? approach to rate hikes

The Federal Reserve gave no specific mention of when it may raise interest rates from record lows.

Opinion

Marcela García

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The old guard refuses to forgive Fidel Castro, but better relations with the US may lead to broader freedoms.

The Big Picture

Best photos of 2014, part 1

Photographs from around the world on a range of topics and events taken during 2014.