MBTA announces limited service for Tuesday

People waited for shuttle buses at Ashmont Station Monday morning.

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Subways will operate only at underground stations with limited service on all lines Tuesday, the agency said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Untitled-1.jpg Tuesday storm could bring 1 to 2 inches of snow to Boston area

Forecasters downgraded the amount of snow expected, saying up to 2 inches could fall in eastern Mass. with 3 to 4 inches on the Cape.

Las Vegas retiree spurred to action by Boston snowstorms

Thresia M. Pierce is donating $25 to help with Boston?s snow removal efforts, and is encouraging other Nevada residents to do the same.

With some delays, Logan largely returns to normal

Logan airport was close to fully operational Monday afternoon, with some flights delayed by about 15 minutes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cold150-8355.jpg Amid cold, historic snowfall, Walsh asks for patience

Mayor Walsh advised people to stay off the roads, especially after 6 p.m. when Boston will launch a full-scale snow removal.

Mass. SJC to hear case of DNA test for rape in 1973

A man convicted of rape in 1974 wants the state?s highest court to give him the chance to scour still-existing physical evidence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/04623039.jpg Egypt carries out airstrikes on ISIS in Libya

Egypt pushed for international intervention in Libya after extremists beheaded a group of Egyptian Christians.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/palmer150-8375.jpg Police rescue woman who drove into Quaboag River

The woman?s car veered off I-90 West Monday morning and plunged into the river in Palmer, officials said.

Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey (left) and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele in ?Fifty Shades of Grey.?

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JOANNA WEISS

Appeal of ?Fifty Shades? in the stuff, not the sex

Christian Grey is a special cautionary tale, for different reasons than many believe.

Trillium Brewing Company. Photo courtesy Trillium Brewing Company

Craft brewer Trillium announces plans to expand to Canton

The brewer will have the capacity to make up to 10,000 barrels of beer a year when the new location opens, it said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tacklebox_11-3849.jpg Teenage inventors shine with lighted tacklebox

A relatively simple idea pursued by two Westborough teens has became a classic, start-from-scratch American business story.

Minneapolis, MN - 09/14/14 - (1st quarter) New England Patriots strong safety Devin McCourty (32) evades a tackle after intercepting a first quarter pass intended for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jarius Wright (17) and returning it 60 yards to the Vikings 1 yard line where he was pushed out of bounds. The New England Patriots take on the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Shalise Manza Young, Topic: 15Patriots-Vikings, LOID: 7.4.1932962708.

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McCourty, Gostkowski likely candidates for franchise tag

The Patriots did not use the tag in 2013 or ?14, but it seems likely they will this year, and the two-week window is open.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_labos11_spts-7673.jpg Red Sox bullpen looks like it could be an issue

What the Red Sox need is for someone to emerge that they didn?t expect.

The night kicked off in high-energy style with former cast member Jimmy Fallon (left) and frequent host Justin Timberlake.

?SNL? special a tribute 40 years in the making

The oft-meta and self-congratulatory 40th anniversary special was a hugely entertaining affair.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ecovent%202-3854--90x90.jpg Home system learns how hot, cool you like it

A Boston-based startup is building smart air vents, capable of precisely controlling the temperature in every room of your home.

Parenting

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/snow150-3611.jpg What to do with an unemployed 24-year-old still at home?

In this week?s Parenting column, a mother is worried about her son?s future, and tired of mothering a teen all over again.

The Big Picture

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Fire and ice in Japan

Winter festivals in Japan this past week have made for some interesting visual juxtapositions.