National: President Obama used his graduation speech at the US Naval Academy to warn that sexual assaults within the military are damaging Americans’ faith in the armed services. He said, “Even more than physical courage, we need your moral courage.”

• A federal judge in Arizona ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Dept. targeted Hispanics for traffic stops while looking for illegal immigrants. The judge said that has to stop. In a state with a large Hispanic population, many US citizens complained they were constantly asked to prove their citizenship. Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio likes to bill himself as “America’s toughest sheriff”, but he had no tough comments yesterday.
• The Jersey Shore officially opened for the summer with Gov. Chris Christie cutting a 5.5 mile-long ribbon. The land of Boardwalks and Bruce Springsteen is still recovering from last fall’s devastating Hurricane Sandy, but you can still get a hot dog and a sunburn. Tourism is worth about $38 billion every year and they need it to rebuild.

World: An aid organization affiliated with the United Nations was the target of yesterday’s attack in Kabul. Taliban insurgents blasted, then shot their way into the compound occupied by the International Organization for Migration, killing two guards and wounding 17 others.

• Police reinforcements are being sent to Stockholm after nearly a week of rioting in an impoverished immigrant area of the city. The unrest was sparked by the shooting of an elderly Portuguese man police claimed had threatened them with a knife. Rioters have attacked schools, libraries and police stations while setting cars on fire. Sweden is having difficulty assimilating immigrants, many of whom come from Turkey, the Middle East and Somalia.

Spring in the Himalayas: Five climbers are missing and believed dead on Mt. Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, the world’s third highest peak. Searchers have given up. The missing include Zsolt Eross, 45, the first Hungarian to summit Mt. Everest.

The Obit Page: Reporter Haynes Johnson, who won a Pulitzer Prize covering the 1960s civil rights movement, has died at age 81. He won the prize with the Washington Star, but moved on to the Washington Post where he was a columnist for 17 years. Johnson was considered one of journalism’s greats.

Beer Budget: A recent study claims that hipsters … the skinny jean, short-brim fedora crowd … have driven up the price of cheaper beers like Pabst Blue Ribbon because they are considered hip.

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