Month: August 2022

BOSTON – The MBTA has released its “detour plan” ahead of a planned 30-day shutdown of the entire Orange Line that begins next Friday. The “Driver’s Guide to Planning Ahead” lays out some of what riders can expect when the Orange Line stops, starting at 9pm on August 19. The MBTA guide also covers the separately planned closure of the Green Line from Union Square to Government Center stations beginning Monday, August 22. The T has begun posting detailed detour information at each of the 20 Orange Line stations detailing alternative travel options for riders who need to use the…

The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) site in Poland is nearing the final stages of construction at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, the Navy’s newest facility. (Lt. Amy Forsythe/US Navy) SMD 2022 —Missile Defense Agency now has “very high confidence” that the long-delayed Aegis Ashore system in Poland will deliver an operational system by 2023. Vice Admiral Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said the Aegis team had been installed at the system site in Poland and was now undergoing system testing, an important step for a program that is four years behind schedule. “We’re in a…

A former Louisville police officer is expected to plead guilty to federal charges related to the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed during a warrant raid on her home in 2020. Kelly Goodlett, 35, who resigned from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) last week, is expected to plead guilty on August 22 after her charges were filed as sealed information, the which analysts predict means he has agreed to a deal. The judge ordered him to hand over his passport on Friday and is not allowing him to speak to his other classmates, who have been…

FILE – Author Salman Rushdie appears at a signing of his book ‘Home’ in London June 6, 2017. Rushdie has been attacked while giving a lecture in West New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage Friday at the Chautauqua institution and begin beating or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File) Author Salman Rushdie, behind screen left, is treated after being attacked during a lecture, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman) New York State Police are seen on the grounds of…

Buckle up Spider-Man fans, because a new report has shed some light Madame Web characters such as Spider-Woman, Ben Parker, and Peter Parker’s pregnant mother, Mary Parker. Madame Web is a film close to Sony’s Marvel Universe, a franchise that includes Venom and Morbius. The project is directed by SJ Clarkson with a script by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, writers responsible for Morbius, Gods Of Egypt and more. Clarkson has worked with Marvel properties on the small screen, directing episodes of The Defenders and Jessica Jones. SPIDER-MAN: WHERE DOES MADAME WEB FIT INTO SONY’S PLANS FOR THE WEBHEAD FRANCHISE?…

Breaking News: Two-car crash sends vehicle through front of Dodici’s Washington store | KCII Radio: Who to Count on A two-car accident caused a car to go through the front of Dodici’s store in Washington around 11:30 a.m. No structural damage was reported at the adjacent Cafe Dodici, but the restaurant was closed due to the accident. Bystanders say a car was backing out of a parking spot in front of Dodici’s on S. Iowa Ave. when a northbound vehicle collided with the car before crashing into the front of the cafe. No injuries were reported and it is not…