Obama urges grads to uphold military’s honor

By Michael D. Shear

President Obama warned at the Naval Academy’s graduation that rising numbers of sexual assaults in the military threatened to erode America’s faith in the armed forces.

None killed in Wash. bridge collapse

By Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker

A trucker looked in his rearview mirror after his load bumped the framework and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him.

Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director

By Michael Biesecker

The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.

Enter nuclear talks, China tells N. Korea

By Jane Perlez

President Xi Jinping told a North Korean envoy that his country should return to talks designed to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons, according to a state-run Chinese news agency.

Key Berlusconi witness recants 2010 statements

The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy’s premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday.

Assad agrees ‘in principle’ to join Syria peace talks

By Will Englund and Loveday Morris

Russia said the government of President Bashar Assad has agreed ‘‘in principle’’ to participate in a peace conference sponsored by Russia and the US.

Lawrence Harmon

Privacy rules get in bombing victims’ way

By Lawrence Harmon

The excessive weight of privacy rules placed on health care providers and public officials makes it difficult for the administrator of the One Fund Boston to do his job.

Editorial cartoon: Political uses of Benghazi

Ward Sutton, artist and author of “Drawn to Read,” takes a look at how some politicians are using the 2012 Benghazi attack to stall opponents.

The Podium

Holding principals — and teachers — to a high level of both growth and performance is a sign of respect, writes Meg Campbell of the Boston School Committee.

Markey’s taxes show deductions, Social Security income

By Stephanie Ebbert

US Senate hopeful Edward J. Markey paid an effective tax rate of less than 20 percent over the past eight years.

By Peter Schworm

Salaries for the state’s judges would climb by $30,000 during the next three years under a measure that won legislative approval this week.

Criminal background checks for jurors in Bulger trial allowed

By Travis Andersen

Prosecutors in the James “Whitey” Bulger case had contended the criminal background checks should be done given the resources that would be invested in the trial.

Gas won’t be as costly this summer

By Erin Ailworth

Gas prices are unlikely to rise much more over the summer, because of the boom in US production of crude oil due to fracking.

By Jenifer B. McKim

In another positive sign for the housing market, about 50,000 fewer homeowners in the Boston area are “underwater” on their mortgages.

By Beth Healy

After three decades at Ropes & Gray, Keith Higgins is headed to Washington, where he will be responsible for protecting investors.

Henri Dutilleux; composer of expressive orchestral music

Mr. Dutilleux, 97, was a French composer known for his superbly fashioned orchestral music.

Vernon McGarity, 91; awarded Medal of Honor for heroism in Battle of the Bulge

By Douglas Martin

Mr. McGarity, 91, was was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing wounded soldiers and destroying German weapons.

By Roy Reed

Ms. Salcido’s brother, Arkasas governor Orval E. Faubus, tried to block the integration of Little Rock Central High School.

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Lackey, Red Sox roll over Indians

By Julian Benbow

John Lackey treated the Indians to a platter of fastballs, cutters, and curveballs over seven innings in the Sox’ 8-1 win, ringing up eight strikeouts for the third time this season.

Rask remains upbeat after a rare shaky performance

By Seth Lakso

“You can either cry about it, or laugh about it,” Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask said about Game 4. “It’s better to have a sense of humor and laugh about it.”

Pinning his hopes on BU

By Michael Vega

Bridgewater-Raynham’s Aaron Conrad is the sole incoming freshman of BU’s lame-duck wrestling program.

Boston’s speakeasy scene celebrates the Gatsby era

By Swati Sharma

Prohibition is long gone, but the concept of the once necessary “speakeasies,” or hidden bars and lounges, have transformed into lively nightlife hot spots.

We asked readers on Boston.com for their favorite speakeasy and after 2,863 votes, one stood out from the pack:

Charli XCX takes the pop world by storm

By James Reed

Charli XCX’s new album “True Romance,” which is technically her second but sounds like a debut, has generated a healthy dose of buzz.