The Update with Brandon Julien

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about thi...

An American travel blogger has stunned her social media followers by revealing the country where residents “treated her like dirt.” Malikah Kelly — who has traveled to dozens of countries across the globe — named and shamed the nation as Saint Kitts and Nevis.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by hi...

He was just a phone call away — from a massive fine. A man was slapped with an over $200 fine for using the speakerphone function on his cell phone in a train station in the western French city of Nantes.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Harvey Weinstein ‘s lawyer portrayed him as the falsely accused “original sinner” of the #MeToo era, while a prosecutor told jurors at his sex crimes retrial that the former movie mogu...

The Playboy Mansion is so last century. A kinky crew of OnlyFans creators has teamed up to rent a mansion in Miami — and they’ve had to hire security guards to keep pervs off the premises.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced Monday that he will challenge his boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul, in the governor’s race next year, months after a feud between the two Democrats erupted into publi...

That’s a navel idea! Health care fanatics on social media are dousing their belly buttons and armpits with a supplement spray they believe relieves stress, improves sleep and eases muscle soreness.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, New York City has recorded the lowest number of murders and shootings in modern history through the first five months of the year, Mayor Adams announced.

In The Road To City Hall, Socialist Zohra...

Teen girls are abusing drugs far more than their male peers, according to an alarming new study. Eighteen percent more girls are misusing drugs than boys, while teen drug use overall has steadily risen and the use of opioids, including fentanyl, has skyrocketed, the data showed.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud b...

Another day, another headline reminding us how far we have to go. A study published in the Economic Journal late last year claims that a wife earning more than her husband increases the likelihood of his unhappiness.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congre...

A man had both his legs amputated after burning himself on a skillet during a camping trip. Max Armstrong, 40, was camping with his friends to Kiowa, Colorado, US, in December 2024, when he burned his thumb on a skillet while cooking pasta for their dinner.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Amtrak is moving full speed ahead with tunnel closures in the city— despite pleas from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams who fear...

A Mexican social media influencer died from complications after liposuction surgery at an unauthorized clinic, according to a report. Denisse Reyes, 27, had the common cosmetic procedure performed at San Pablo Medical Clinic in the southern state of Chiapas, according to the Daily Mail.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, with just weeks to go until New York City’s mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former Gov...

Experts say this end-of-day exhaustion is a specific kind of tiredness tied to the mental and emotional strain of work – not necessarily the tasks themselves, but the constant switching between demands, decisions and yes, meetings that could have been emails. According to Principle Psychologist and clinic owner at Enriching Lives Psychology, Carly Dober, this feeling is something called “cognitive fatigue.”

In the headlines on #TheU...

Over a year after a 15-foot great white shark was found dead with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA analysis uncovered its killers.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a New York man was convicted of fatally stabbing a longtime emergency services officer in a 2022 unprovoked attack that took place steps away from her station in Queens.

The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge w...

A man says his side hustle of cleaning graves has enabled him to buy his first home. Shaun Tookey, 31, has cleaned more than 300 graves since he began his side business in May 2023.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years — a policy meant to align county and town elections with statewide and federal races but that has l...

Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about thi...

An Australian surfer is fortunate to be alive after a run-in with a shark — but his surfboard wasn’t so lucky. Dale Kittow was surfing at Cheynes Beach in Western Australia when a shark rushed towards him, leaving the quick-thinking dad to use his board to fend off the predator.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Federal officials released images of a doomed New York City sightseeing helicopter as it broke apart in midair...

These days, occasional porn consumption is considered by many to be a common part of a “healthy” sex life in relationships. But new data have revealed many Aussies consider it “cheating.”

in the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the NYPD are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included internal records of a Palestinian woman’s arrest at a protest.

Al...

This date ended on a sour note. A single woman was on a third date with a man when two strangers walked up and handed her a note reading: “Just no! You can do better.”

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, A business attire-clad Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted he was feeling anxious as his sex-trafficking trial kicked off in Manhattan federal court.

The Newark Liberty International Airport mess is being exacerbated by air traffic...

Try this saucy little number on for size. Bet you thought McDonald’s chicken nuggets couldn’t be improved upon — they’re fun to eat, high in protein, still (relatively) affordable and readily available. What more could a fast food fan want? Aim higher, say the food experts at Tasting Table, who report that TikTokkers have been lighting up the controversial social media site with a bizarre-sounding hack that’s supposed to send the G...

It’s a design choice worth pondering. A Tennessee restaurant’s very unique koi pond installation went viral on X — and it’s drawing comparisons to other remarkable animal habitats at eateries around the US.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, A Bronx man was arrested in the stabbing death of another man on a New York City subway train following a dispute over getting one of their shoes stepped on.

An accused gunman was arre...

This is a warning for all avid gym-goers. Fitness enthusiast Hillary Nguyen recently shared a video on TikTok describing the health crisis she dealt with after interacting with dirty gym equipment.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate cha...