Teen users of a social media app called Yubo have come forward to report that the perpetrator of the Uvalde school shooting had threatened to commit school shootings, as well as rape on the platform in the weeks leading up to the attack.

It's yet another example of a mass shooting incident linked to the online subculture of violent misogyny called "incel" culture.

For more on how to make sense of this subculture, KCBS Radio news anchor Liz Saint John spoke with an online extremism expert, Caroline Orr Bueno, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland.

Teen users of a social media app called Yubo have come forward to report that the perpetrator of the Uvalde school shooting had threatened to commit school shootings, as well as rape on the platform in the weeks leading up to the attack.
It's yet another example of a mass shooting incident linked to the online subculture of violent misogyny called "incel" culture.
For more on how to make sense of this subculture, KCBS Radio news anchor Liz Saint John spoke with an online extremism expert, Caroline Orr Bueno, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland.

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Texas school shooter's social media posts show links to 'incel' culture

With recent attacks from Iran retaliating against Israel for the airstrike that killed two Iranian generals in Syria at the start of this month, all eyes are on Israel for its next move. 

U.S. officials today issued a new round of sanctions on Iran in efforts to hold the country accountable for its attack. 

As tensions flare in the Middle East, Oman is serving as a facilitator to create a space for dialogue between U.S. and Iranian officials. 

For a better understanding, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Kristian Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute at Rice University.

With recent attacks from Iran retaliating against Israel for the airstrike that killed two Iranian generals in Syria at the start of this month, all eyes are on Israel for its next move. 
U.S. officials today issued a new round of sanctions on Iran in efforts to hold the country accountable for its attack. 
As tensions flare in the Middle East, Oman is serving as a facilitator to create a space for dialogue between U.S. and Iranian officials. 
For a better understanding, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Kristian Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute at Rice University.

Oman serves as a facilitator between U.S. and Iran as tension rises in the Middle East

Insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara kicked off a weeklong tour of the state in Oakland this morning. 

All week, he's promoting the recent expansion of Medi-Cal health coverage to all residents, regardless of immigration status.

But as KCBS Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon reports, expanding health insurance access might be easier than solving the state's home insurance crisis. 

Insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara kicked off a weeklong tour of the state in Oakland this morning. 
All week, he's promoting the recent expansion of Medi-Cal health coverage to all residents, regardless of immigration status.
But as KCBS Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon reports, expanding health insurance access might be easier than solving the state's home insurance crisis.

Insurance Commissioner Lara touts Medi-Cal coverage for all

In an effort to further tackle the state's homelessness crisis, California is allocating nearly $2 million dollars in new state funds to help people make the transition out of encampments and into permanent housing.

 KCBS Radio's Mary Hughes reports.

In an effort to further tackle the state's homelessness crisis, California is allocating nearly $2 million dollars in new state funds to help people make the transition out of encampments and into permanent housing.
 KCBS Radio's Mary Hughes reports.

Texas school shooter's social media posts show links to 'incel' culture

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