The White House says Obama also supports closing the gun show “loophole,” which allows people to buy guns from private dealers without background checks.
2012
Icy crash in Casco injures three, one seriously
29-year-old Shawn Trottier lost control of the pickup truck he was driving on Poland Spring Road and spun into oncoming traffic.
Maine-based VIP to sell auto parts unit to O’Reilly
VIP Parts, Tires & Service will keep the tire and service components of its business.
Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library
The library contains the Book of Deuteronomy, which includes the second listing of the Ten Commandments, and a portion of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, dated to the first century B.C.
Petraeus mistress won’t be charged with cyberstalking
Paula Broadwell’s lawyer provides a letter from U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill that says no federal charges will be brought in Florida related to “alleged acts of cyberstalking.”
Dick’s stores suspend sales of certain rifles
It says sales of modern rifles will be suspended during “this time of national mourning.” It’s not clear how long the suspension will last.
White House rejects Boehner’s ‘Plan B’
The House speaker’s measure would cancel tax increases due to take effect Jan. 1 on everyone earning $1 million or less.
Nelson guilty in Anson murder
Robert Nelson, the man charged with the murder of Everett L. Cameron in Anson three years ago, was found guilty this morning in Somerset County Superior Court.
After Newtown, parents seeing their children differently
Parents around the country are letting the small stuff slide, indulging their kids just a little bit, grateful to have them safe.
6-year-old’s flu death prompts alert in Maine
It’s a sobering reminder that everyone over the age of six months should be vaccinated each year, the state CDC director says.