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• In high-traffic areas, officials scrub, educate
• Northeastern grads skip handshakes
• Photos NU commencement  |  Video Hands-off send-off
• Major U.S. carriers cut Mexico service
• How the swine flu is spread and how to protect yourself

• Special section: Negotiating the Globe's future

• Flu cases spur hunt for victims (Boston Globe)
• In high-traffic areas, officials scrub, educate (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
• How the swine flu is spread and how to protect yourself (Boston Globe)
• N.H. town welcomes return of Justice Souter (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• Rescue office's closing will leave refugees lost (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• Families awarded $8.5m in mob case (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
• Boston rape suspect caught at hospital near victim (By John R. Ellement and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
• US attorney finalists set, lawyers say (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
• Norwich College students document the struggles veterans face when they return home (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• High healthcare costs also plague the insured in Massachusetts (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
• New England in brief Teenager to be charged in death of infant (Boston Globe)
• Sailor from Freetown killed in Iraq (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• Northeastern grads get fashion, life advice (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
• Court move stalled in budget negotiations (By Andrea Estes and Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Prostitute who extorted money to serve full sentence (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Hundreds march from East Boston to Everett for immigrants' rights (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
• Dalai Lama discusses compassion (By Bina Venkataraman, Globe Correspondent)

• Corinne Conte, congressman's wife; known for her warmth (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
• Danny Gans, regaled many on Vegas Strip (By Ken Ritter, Associated Press)
• Alice Foley, early AIDS activist as Provincetown nurse; at 76 (By Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)

• US drops charges against former pro-Israel lobbyists (By Neil A. Lewis and David Johnston, New York Times)
• Alleged Nazi guard cleared by court for deportation (Associated Press)
• Social workers charged in starvation death (Associated Press)
• NYC's Bloomberg calls for layoffs, rejects tax hike on wealthy (Associated Press)
• Congress stops using coal in power plant (Associated Press)
• Ga. police find Jeep belonging to suspect in slaying of 3 (Associated Press)
• For the record (Boston Globe)
• Obama may break with tradition for high court pick (By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff)
• What comes next (Boston Globe)
• Souter surprised conservatives (By Alan Wirzbicki, Globe Correspondent)
• Diverse group of possible picks on Obama list (Associated Press)

• Europeans rally on May Day in economic crisis (By Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press)
• Suspect in parade attack dies, leaving motive for act unknown (Associated Press)
• 2 paintings stolen from Dutch museum (Associated Press)
• Britain names woman as poet laureate (Associated Press)
• US deaths rise in Iraq in April (By Ernesto Londono, Washington Post)
• Pakistan Army kills 55 militants (By Asif Shahzad, Associated Press)
• 5 troops killed in Afghan attack (By Noor Khan and Heidi Vogt, Associated Press)
• Extradition tussle over Al Qaeda suspects costs Britain nearly $1m (By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post)
• In Israel, 60,000 may face eviction (By Howard Schneider, Washington Post)
• Flu outbreak may be smaller than feared in Mexico (By Denise Grady and Liz Robbins, New York Times)

• Globe editorial Panic and hate can be viral, too
• Globe editorial Living history in Louisville
• Globe editorial Advice & Dissent
• Derrick Z. Jackson African-Americans optimistic on Obama
• Cary Coglianese '70s-era law won't solve global issue
• David M. Shribman The last New Englander
• Quotes of note

• Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1 Stormproof (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Dan Shaughnessy Anything but close shave for Bruins (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
• Rays 6, Red Sox 2 Red Sox thrown for loss (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Over time, no favorite (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Friesan Fire might provide a victory lap (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• Patriots' Butler has skills to succeed (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Patriots notebook Patriots rookie Tate hopes to be a quick study (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• NFL notebook Vikings open to considering Favre option (Associated Press)
• Sports Log Gordon opted for MRI on ailing back (Boston Globe)
• Revolution's minutes man (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
• Breakers vs. Sol (Boston Globe)
• On baseball Another flop at Trop (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
• Roundup Yankees' rally sinks Angels (Associated Press)
• Notables (Boston Globe)
• Rays' Longoria was grand marshal of this one (By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff)
• Red Sox notebook Red Sox' Ortiz struggling to find power switch (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
• Celtics notebook Ainge confirms Garnett won't play for Celtics (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
• Heat 98, Hawks 72 Wade carries Heat to Game 7 (Associated Press)
• Kentucky Derby notebook 'Rachel' breezes to Oaks win (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• Focused Pacquiao not blinded by star status (By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press)
• Red Wings 3, Ducks 2 Wings sink Ducks (By Larry Lage, Associated Press)
• Globe Derby selections (Boston Globe)
• On hockey Bedeviled by an old foe and new problems (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• Bruins Ryder puts game in high gear (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
• Canes turn it over in their mind (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• Bruins notebook A habit Lucic had no problem breaking (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Golf roundup Watson, Goosen share Quail lead (Associated Press)
• School roundup Plymouth North caps wild finish (By Ryan Thomas, Globe Correspondent)
• With maturity, Kessel keeps his promise (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)

• Sovereign Bank to cut 950 jobs (By Mark Pothier and Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
• Fed to boost program on commercial properties (Associated Press)
• Stress test results to be released on Thursday (Associated Press)
• Madoff trustee sues philanthropist, others (Bloomberg)
• FDA says stop using Hydroxycut immediately (Associated Press)
• Boston's local TV viewing meters may make 'sweeps' overrated (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
• Lawmakers drop effort to add insurance surcharge (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• Mass. firm to produce solar panels in China (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
• Manufacturing, confidence up (By Bob Willis and Courtney Schlisserman, Bloomberg News)
• US House pushes for inquiry into Wall Street crisis (By Mark Pittman and Laura Litvan, Bloomberg News)
• Chrysler plans to shut 5 more plants (By Bree Fowler and Vinnee Tong, Associated Press)
• Record Fusion sales lift Ford's April share (By Kimberly S. Johnson and Dan Strumpf, Associated Press)
• John F. Wasik Get your financial house in order by cutting debt, and boosting savings (By John F. Wasik, Boston Globe)

• THEATER It's all about Jerry (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• FAMILY Touchy, feely (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• COMEDY More of Mohr (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• COMEDY/FUND-RAISER Inquiring minds... (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | RAY ROMANO Ray Romano's a stand-up guy (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
• Bring the Family Perpetual fun (By Lylah M. Alphonse, Globe Staff)
• PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW Photographer Burtynsky captures unnatural beauty (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
• Akron/Family has shown a steady progression (By Matthew Shaer, Globe Correspondent)
• As a jazz vocalist, Kendra Shank is a free spirit (By Andrew Gilbert, Globe Correspondent)
• Film brings Horton Foote's final work to life (By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press)
• BOOK REVIEW In 'Recycle,' writers share green ideas with kids (By Liz Rosenberg, Boston Globe)
• Critic's Corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• A price-conscious prom season (By Irene Sege, Globe Staff)
• On 'Dallas DNA,' convictions challenged (By Jeff Carlton, Associated Press)
• Voices Little League builds, binds community (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
• Names Vineyard wedding bells for Chelsea Clinton? (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
• U2 guitarist's home plans push Malibu residents to the edge (By Noaki Schwartz, Associated Press)

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