The vice principal to Millard South High School, Vicki Kaspar, died in the hospital from gunshot wounds after the Omaha school shooting earlier Wednesday.

Movie lovers had something to celebrate with the announcement of a new Netflix button for TV remotes and remotes specifically designed for Netflix-streaming devices.

Ted Williams, a homeless man with a golden voice, had a video of himself begging by the road posted on Youtube this week. Within days job offers for voice work poured in, including a dream job with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

AP - Claiming power beneath the Capitol dome, resurgent Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as the 112th Congress convened in an era of economic uncertainty. Dozens of tea party-backed lawmakers took office in both houses, eager to cut spending and reduce government's reach.

AP - The son of a police detective opened fire at a Nebraska high school Wednesday, fatally wounding the assistant principal and forcing panicked students to take cover in the kitchen of the building just as they returned from holiday break.

AP - Decisions intended to save time and money created an unreasonable amount of risk that triggered the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a disaster that could happen again without significant reforms by industry and government, the presidential panel investigating the BP blowout concluded Wednesday.