Notre Dame awards medal to Biden, Boehner

(AP) — The University of Notre Dame will honor Vice President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House John Boehner by giving them its top award, the Laetare (lay-TAH-ray) Medal, during commencement ceremonies.

The Rev. John Jenkins, the university president, says with public confidence in government at historic lows, it is "a good time to remind ourselves what lives dedicated to genuine public service in politics look like."