The Update- March 14th

The Update with Brandon Julien

Do better, Dave. Wendy’s has whipped up yet another social media storm with the announcement of a new orange creamsicle-flavored Frosty, available at US locations from Mar. 19 — but fans are demanding more than just a taste of the vast variety of sweet treats available exclusively overseas. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, a judge has acquitted a New York state trooper who was charged with manslaughter after shooting an unarmed motorist to death following a high-speed chase. “Pics, or it didn't happen” has been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event actually took place. But we're now in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a button on your phone. And in Oklahoma, the death of a nonbinary high school student the day after a fight inside a high school restroom has been ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner's office.