Part of Interstate 77 was closed and residents were asked to stay indoors for several hours after a reactor overheated and released antifreeze vapors at a Tuscarawas County chemical plant on Monday.

For activists, the NATO summit in Chicago served as one big stage from which to air a broad range of grievances — not just the war in Afghanistan or other actions of the 63-year-old military alliance.

Former West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart died Monday afternoon of an apparent heart attack, a university representative said.

President Barack Obama on Monday defended his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney's ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying it was rightly part of the campaign debate because Romney himself was emphasizing his business background.

Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Sunday evening.