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 this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a Queens subway train after fleeing a fight with another teen inside a station. Fare evasion is so rampant on city buses that almost half of all riders aren’t paying — as scrambling transit officials deploy a new crew of enforcers to catch the freeloaders. And in Washington, a federal judge in Texas paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Five people were killed in a slay-suicide horror on a quiet cul-de-sac in Nassau County— days after the family’s matriarch died and kin were set to sell the house, cops and sources said. WCBS 880 radio sent its final transmission at midnight — after 57 years of delivering breaking crime news, political happenings and subway delays to New Yorkers, many of whom now rely on apps. And in Decision 2024, Former President Donald Trump is expected to tie Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 service members.

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 this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

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 this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

Avid travelers tend to opt out of checked bags to avoid delayed baggage arrival, difficulty picking out their items or fear of their bag not reaching their destination. Travelers have developed a habit of attaching a colorful ribbon, luggage tag or other accessories to make their suitcases stand apart from the hundreds of bags in the rotation. Dublin Airport baggage handler John revealed that baggage attachments delay passengers’ suitcase arrival. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Mayor Adams was slapped with a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors digging into his 2021 campaign fundraising, law enforcement sources confirmed. The agency that runs New York City’s subway system is putting track workers at risk by failing to follow its own safety rules, federal authorities said in an audit issued this week. And in the American West in Los Angeles, five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him.

When a Gentoo penguin has a crush, the way to their lover’s hearts is simple: A pebble. The flightless birds gift each other rocks, which are used to build nests, to signal that they’re interested in becoming a mating pair. Now, it seems, humans are taking a page from the Antarctic animals, as a trend known as “pebbling” takes hold. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. Mayor Adams vowed to revamp the ugly green scaffolding peppering New York City — after a study showed that local businesses are losing upwards of $100,000 a year in lost revenue due to the off-putting eyesores. And Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda today after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health.

Your chariot awaits. It’s no secret that status matters, particularly when flying legacy carriers like American, United and Delta — but there are upper tier privileges so exclusive, most passengers boarding your typical flight won’t even know they’re available. In the headlines in #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the federal fraud trial against former US Rep. George Santos, slated to start in a matter of weeks, is coming into focus after a federal judge ruled that jurors will have their identities kept secret from the public. A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats’ plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall. But there could be a problem: The ballot question doesn’t mention the word “abortion.” And in Decision 2024, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota.

Video game-turned-HBO series “The Last of Us,” of course, is science fiction. Yet the idea is loosely based on a real fungus, cordyceps, that infects and manipulates the behavior of a wide range of insects, including ants. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a judge ruled that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should not appear on New York’s ballot, saying that he falsely claimed a New York residence on nominating petitions despite living in California. State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar — a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams — officially announced her not-so-secret run for comptroller. And in the American West, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported.

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 this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?