Obama defends foreign policy...Ohio executions put on hold...California fire crews facing dry winds

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, even after a "long season of war," but must show restraint before embarking on more military adventures. The president defended his foreign policy in a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy today. He told the newest class of officers that terrorism remains the most direct threat to American security, but the U.S. must work with countries where terrorist networks seek a foothold to counter the threat.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a 2 1/2-month moratorium on executions in Ohio to allow time for arguments over the state's new lethal injection procedures. The order delays executions scheduled for July and August while attorneys prepare filings about the state's decision to boost the dosages of its lethal injection drugs. The procedure change followed the January execution of Dennis McGuire, who repeatedly gasped during the record 26 minutes it took him to die.

MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a blaze in the Central California foothills are facing another day of dry winds and low humidity. Temperatures are expected to remain high today after reaching the 90s yesterday with winds up to 20 mph. The fire is burning in steep terrain, and firefighters have had a tough time. Five have been injured. Containment is at 20 percent.

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials say they were wrong in reporting that a mysterious Middle East virus had apparently spread from one person to another in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says additional testing has shown the Middle East respiratory syndrome virus did not, in fact, spread to an Illinois man from a traveler he'd met in a business meeting. MERS has sickened hundreds and killed at least 175.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the passing of poet and author Maya Angelou (MY'-uh AN'-juh-loh) has dimmed "one of the brightest lights of our time." Obama says Angelou was many things, including a civil rights activist, playwright, actress, director, composer, singer and dancer. But he says above all she was a storyteller whose greatest stories were true. Angelou died this morning at her home North Carolina at age 86.

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