Man in kidnapping case was loner, neighbors say

Nathaniel Kibby is to be arraigned later today on kidnapping charges in the Abigail Hernandez case.

Revere officials amazed no one was seriously hurt by tornado

?It?s really a miracle,? said Revere?s mayor of the rare tornado that heavily damaged more than 100 buildings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/04334861.jpg Israel escalates bombardment of Hamas in Gaza

At least 100 Palestinians were killed Tuesday, according to Palestinian officials, amid the heaviest bombardment in the war so far.

The Boston Harbor Cruises whale watch vessel Cetacea, pictured in this company photo, was freed early Tuesday.

COURTESY BOSTON HARBOR CRUISES

Seas were too rough to rescue whale watch boat overnight

One of the vessel?s propellers snagged a cable to a liquefied natural gas facility about 15 miles off the Mass. coast.

Workers who support ousted Market Basket President Arthur T. Demoulas spell out their support with produce trays in the Market Basket in Haverhill.

Thomas A. Kochan | COMMENTARY

How to solve the Market Basket standoff

MIT professor Thomas Kochan thinks the way forward requires a change in approach by both the company?s board and the protesting employees.

Carol Anne Geary (center, with husband David and Representative Ellen Story) says bullying led to her being hospitalized, and eventually fired.

Dealing with bullies in the workplace

The problem is tangled by workers? fear of retribution, lack of legal protections, and concerns about what constitutes abusive behavior.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester is seeking what was described as a ?competitive offer consistent with the market? but nothing that would be considered precedent setting.

Red Sox put Jon Lester on the market

Learning that Lester wants a new deal worth $22-24 million a year over 5-6 years has led the Sox to try and trade him.

Opinion

Cathy Young

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Both leftists and rightists see Putin?s Russia as perhaps the only force that can counteract American hegemony.

Books

Book Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/jamesleeburkecreditfrankveronsky.jpg ?Wayfaring Stranger? by James Lee Burke

In his dense new novel, Burke, author of 20 Dave Robicheaux mysteries and numerous other works, explores the very idea of sin.