US, Russia reach agreement on Syrian weapons

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were all smiles Saturday at a news conference in Geneva.

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The agreement between the US and Russia requires Damascus to submit a full inventory of its chemical weapons stocks within the next week.

Traps have failed to eliminate the mice, who have become a part of life at the State House.

State House mouse infestation causing damage

The iconic building with the shiny dome is overrun by mice, according to state Senate President Therese Murray.

“Top Chef” winner Kristen Kish is now running the kitchen at Menton, one of Boston’s top-rated restaurants.

A top chef in town, and she’s just 29

Despite winning the cooking reality show “Top Chef,” Kristen Kish insists she does not aspire to become a “celebrity chef.”

Mayoral hopeful Charles Clemons greeted teacher Susan Smith at a recent candidates’ forum in Dorchester.

The mayoral campaign: The candidates

Charles Clemons looks at bright side in spite of a litany of woes

Clemons, who faced many challenges early in his life, knows what it’s like to be counted out.

David James Wyatt (left) made a rare appearance this week with other Boston mayoral hopefuls at a forum in the Modern Theatre. Wyatt has $17 in his campaign war chest.

The mayoral race: The candidates

David James Wyatt is elusive, camera shy

Wyatt, who declined repeated requests for an interview, eschews talk about winning and rarely appears on the campaign trail.

Three shot outside South Boston sports bar

A shooting outside Stadium Sports Bar & Grill in South Boston early this morning left three men wounded, one critically.

Cars lay mired in mud deposited by floods in Lyons, Colo. on Friday.

Rescues accelerate as floodwater inundates Colo.

Thousands more were driven from their homes on the plains as debris-filled rivers inundated towns and farms miles from the Rockies.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a grand-slam in the 7th inning against the New York Yankees on Friday.

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on baseball

Saltalamacchia setting himself up nicely for free agency

Jarrod Saltalamacchia will be near the top of the class of free agent catchers given his age (28) and experience.

Intel cut Hudson jobs after tax deal expanded

Since the state increased Intel’s tax break to as much as $300 million, the firm has cut more than 600 jobs at its Hudson facilities and now plans to eliminate 700 more.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Derrick_Z_Jackson_150px-2313.jpg A gridlocked Boston

Almost none of the mayoral candidates has touched on traffic solutions that other cities successfully implemented years ago.

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The best of the pumpkin beers

For the second year in a row, the 99 Bottles family held a pumpkin beer tasting to help you sort through the orange muck.