The locomotives are more reliable than those they replaced, but bugs still cause delays on the commuter rail.
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File
?I will not stand by while this board fabricates reasons to justify my termination,? Margaret McKenna wrote.
Adrian Walker
Margaret McKenna?s worst sin is acting like a presidentMcKenna?s real mistake seems to be operating under the delusion that she is in charge of something.
Joshua Lott/Getty Images
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz spent Sunday wooing evangelicals, who could make the difference in a tight race.
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders play to strengths in final Iowa pushDemocrats in the state are torn between Clinton?s pragmatism and Sanders? idealism.
Bernie Sanders backers in N.H. express misgivings on ClintonPolls show nearly half of Sanders? supporters in the state are cold toward Hillary Clinton ? and the numbers are getting worse.
MS-13 gang arrests prompt warnings to local teensAt an East Boston church, leaders vowed to steer youths toward positive outlets after 56 members of the gang were indicted.
Virginia Tech students charged in death of girl, 13Nicole Madison Lowell?s family said she vanished from her bedroom last week, sparking a four-day search.
Kevin Estrada/FOX/AP
TELEVISION REVIEW
The show wasn?t perfect, but it was great fun with touches of film nostalgia and musical theater earnestness.
Names
Jane Fonda honored with Coolidge Award The actress was in Brookline on Sunday to receive the honor, which recognizes artists? influence on film and American culture.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Patriots would have been Super Bowl?s biggest storyHere?s what we?re missing out on with the Kraft-Belichick-Brady trinity absent from the NFL?s top event.
Fearing Zika virus, many cancel or alter plansAirlines, cruise companies, and resorts have been scrambling as pregnant women begin to rethink travel to affected areas.
KAYANA SZYMCZAK FOR STAT
STAT
Pediatric specialists say not discussing it ? with children who understand the concept ? can make it harder for everyone.
State challenge to Gilead would hinge on untested legal theoryAG Maura Healey?s case probably will rely on a legal theory that could be applied widely to other specialty pharmaceuticals.
64th annual Beanpot | Games at 5 p.m., 8 p.m.
High-powered Harvard out to end Beanpot droughtThe Crimson haven?t hoisted the pot in 23 years, but feel they have the talent to break BU and BC?s grip on the title.
$12,000 payday for Babson student who owned Google.com for 1 minuteThe online titan made the payout to Sammay Ved for highlighting the bug that allowed him to buy the domain.
Opinion | Alex Beam
Kitten heels, nose hairs and candidates in the closetI am starting a collection of electioneering oddities: Campaign TMI.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Ground Game
Four things to watch in the Iowa caucuses and laterThe state?s results can yield clues on how a candidate might be able to perform in other states later on the calendar.
Felipe Dana/Associated Press
The virus has spread rapidly, transforming from a little-known ailment to an international public health concern.
Things came unraveled for the Celtics in the fourth quarter, when they yielded 38 points to Orlando.
The arrests of officials at Eagleton School in Great Barrington took place after authorities searched the school.
Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire together form a small, yet strikingly homogeneous group.
Search This Week's Specials
Luxury cars, trucks, and SUVs make up the ?meanest? vehicles.
The plan calls for the number of flights from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport to be reduced by 30,000.
Even one of the great young scientists of our time can be brought low by computer problems.
Krasinski closed out the film festival with his family story.
Knoepfler is recognized as one of the best informed, most passionate, and thoughtful voices on stem cells and genetic engineering.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
betaboston
Boston changes app for parking tickets Drivers in Boston are getting a new way to settle their parking tickets with a smartphone.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Crux
Pope Francis meets Iranian leader to discuss Middle EastThe meeting marked the first time ranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited the West since a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran last year.
Already a subscriber? Log in
2 Virginia Tech students charged in death of girl, 13
Embattled Suffolk University president Margaret McKenna fires back at trustees
Commuter rail struggles with new locomotives
Church allowed abuse by priest for years
Continue reading by subscribing to BostonGlobe.com for just 99¢.
Continue reading by subscribing to Globe.com for just $.99¢
Thanks for signing up
Close