Cancellations, delays plague the commuter rail

Passengers who came into the city by commuter rail may have a frustrating time getting home this afternoon.

The Red Line?s woes had riders lined up for shuttle buses Wednesday at a Quincy T station.

The MBTA?s long, winding, infuriating road to failure

The true story of the breakdown is not one of sudden failure. It is a decades-long tale of grand ambitions and runaway costs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a0b3c8a9d9bd4b499a9801edd0671ee8-a0b3c8a9d9bd4b499a9801edd0671ee8-0-8258.jpg ?Enough with the snow already,? priest prays to God

In a Facebook post, a New York Jesuit priest asked for divine intervention for the residents of Greater Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/snow-map.jpg Snowstorm today to be a relative ?nuisance?

A weak storm will pass well southeast of New England, generating only light to moderate snow.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_snowblowing10_met-8421--90x90.jpg Amid storms, snow blower owners feeling the power

Snow blower wranglers are masters of their environment. Well, at least, that is how they see it.

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Former Red Sox coach Wendell Kim dies at 64

Kim was the Red Sox? third base coach from 1997-2000.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-6821.jpg Time for Celtics to turn to youth

The Celtics, pushed to the corner of the Boston sports attic after trading Rajon Rondo, are just a game and a half outside of a playoff spot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/chin021115CelticsHawks_spt14.jpg Celtics in unique position as trade deadline nears

Because the Celtics are in playoff contention, it?s a matter of debate whether they should be acquiring, unloading, or staying put.

Person shot, killed by police in Tewksbury

A person was fatally shot Tuesday morning during a confrontation with police, authorities said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/obama150-1347.jpg Federal judge puts Obama?s immigration orders on hold

The temporary block gives a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to permanently stop the orders.

Live video: Aaron Hernandez murder trial

Testimony has resumed in the case against the former Patriots star.

The Charles River has too much wind and current ? not to mention bridges ? for use as an Olympic rowing venue.

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Marathon course, Charles River not suited for Olympics

The Hopkinton-to-Boston Marathon course and the site of the Head of the Charles Regatta are considered substandard.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-8409.jpg Thoughts while shoveling a historic amount of snow

It took 30 years for the MBTA to get this bad, and it will take 30 years, or more, to get it back to where it was in 1985.

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home of the week

What does a $25m estate at Buzzards Bay give you?

The 17,000-square-foot home was designed by a world-famous architect to offer views of the bay from every space.

Maine authorities find missing Rhode Island teens

Ty Howard-Gotto and his friend Jonah May were found unharmed Tuesday morning after staying in a small shelter.

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.