San Bernardino

ICE Says A Man Detained While Driving His Pregnant Wife To The Hospital Is Wanted For Murder. The Family Wants Proof.
Several Mexican officials told BuzzFeed News they had no information about a murder charge or arrest warrant, but they were continuing to investigate.

California Says Nestlé Didn't Have The Rights To Bottle Millions Of Gallons Of Water
The Swiss food giant has been bottling millions of gallons of water from the mountains of Southern California, despite lacking the rights to it, the state says.

Two Adults, One Student Dead In Murder-Suicide At California Elementary School
San Bernardino police said a man opened fire inside his wife's classroom Monday, killing her and an 8-year-old student before turning the gun on himself.

This White House List Contradicts Trump's Claim The News Media Ignores Terror Attacks
The president said terror attacks are "not even being reported" by the media. The White House later released a list of 78 incidents that failed to support his claim.

One Year After San Bernardino Terror Attack, Internet History Provides Clues To Motive
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik listened to radical sermons, pledged their allegiance to ISIS, and were upset by Christmas celebrations, but why they targeted Farook's co-workers at a holiday lunch remains unknown.

3 People Die During Hard Summer Music Festival In Southern California
Temperatures reached the upper 90s during the weekend event in Fontana, California.

Let's Shut The Fuck Up And Actually Do Something About Mass Shootings
We grew up on mass shootings. After Orlando, it's time for our generation to take action.

This Is Not Just About Orlando
Because I've had enough.

A 22-Year-Old Met His Mom For The First Time After Being Kidnapped 21 Years Ago
"I lived all these years without my mother. Then to find out she's alive in another country, it was emotional."

Feds Fight To Keep $275,000 In Life Insurance From San Bernardino Gunman's Family
Syed Rizwan Farook took out two policies through his county employer after he began planning a terrorist attack in California, authorities said.

Three With Ties To San Bernardino Terrorist Arrested On Immigration Fraud Charges
The suspects were arrested on suspicion of federal conspiracy, marriage fraud, and false statement charges, federal officials announced Thursday.

Apple Hasn't Decided What To Do About iCloud Encryption — Yet
The company's top lawyer says Apple has not moved to bring iPhone-level encryption to its iCloud remote storage service. He also dismisses claims that Apple has secretly cooperated with the Chinese government.

Trump Falsely Claims Muslims Knew In Advance Of San Bernardino Terror Plot
"They had bombs on the floor," Trump said. "Many people saw this, many, many people. Muslims living with them, in the same area, they saw that house."

The Name Of Whoever Is Helping The Government Hack Into An iPhone Is A Mystery
Cybersecurity experts think they know how the FBI plans to unlock the phone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. What they aren't sure about is why it took the FBI this long to find an outside party to help.

10 Revelations From Tim Cook’s Big #AppleVsFBI Interview
In an interview with Time, Apple CEO Tim Cook talked about the company's stance in a high-stakes battle against the FBI and the Department of Justice over an encrypted iPhone.

Apple Blasts Latest DOJ Filing As “Cheap Shot” And “Smear Campaign"
The company responds to new DOJ claims that a terrorist’s iPhone could not have been backed up, despite the FBI’s reset “mistake.”

Families Of San Bernardino Attack Victims Side With Government In Apple Encryption Fight
A lawyer representing some of the victims' families filed a friend of the court brief Thursday, siding with the Justice Department in the battle over a locked iPhone.

FBI Director Admits Password Mistake, But Insists Apple Should Comply
For the first time, Director James Comey acknowledged investigators made a mistake by resetting the Apple ID of one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

San Bernardino Survivor's Husband To Judge: Terrorist iPhone “Unlikely” To Hold Valuable Information
"This was a work phone. My wife also had an iPhone issued by the County and she did not use it for any personal communication," Salihin Kondoker wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief in Apple's legal dispute with the FBI.

Apple Asks Judge To Remove Order To Help Crack Terrorist's iPhone
"This is not a case about one isolated iPhone."

DOJ Wants Apple To Extract Data From 12 Other iPhones
As the FBI and Apple clash over unlocking one encrypted iPhone in San Bernardino, a new document reveals government plans to extract information from iOS devices in 12 other active cases in the U.S.

Bill Gates Sides With FBI In Battle Over Terrorist's Locked iPhone
The Microsoft co-founder broke ranks with others in Silicon Valley, saying Apple should agree to the FBI's request to unlock an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino attack.

San Bernardino Victims Will Weigh In On Apple-FBI Dispute
For some of the victims of the Dec. 2 attack, there is hope the contents of the locked iPhone will help provide closure. A California attorney and the FBI on Sunday pointed to those victims.

Apple Helped The Government Extract Data Before. Here’s Why Things Are Different Now
The government says Apple has helped it extract data from iPhones roughly 70 times in the past, but Apple has never done what a court is ordering it do now: create software to crack its own security features for the FBI. An FBiOS, if you will.

Donald Trump Calls For Apple Boycott
The presidential candidate called on the public to boycott Apple until the iPhone maker helps the FBI gain access to a locked phone used by the San Bernardino attackers.

Date Set For Apple-FBI Court Showdown Over Terrorist's iPhone
The Department of Justice filed a motion to compel the technology company to obey a court ruling asking it to help the government unlock the phone, calling Apple's opposition a marketing stunt.

FBI Searches Home Of San Bernardino Gunman's Brother
Neighbors said federal agents left the home with boxes, computers, and other items. No arrests were made.

Encryption Legislation Looms Over Washington After Apple Court Order
“Apple chose to protect a dead ISIS terrorist's privacy over the security of the American people," Sen. Tom Cotton says, while Sen. Dianne Feinstein vows to introduce a bill to force Apple to comply with a court order giving the FBI access to the San Bernardino shooters' phone.

FBI Director Previously Said "We Have A Collision" On Encryption
At a December 2015 press conference, FBI Director James Comey said encryption "is a very hard problem because it involves the collision of two things we all care about."

Apple Says It Will Fight Order To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
A U.S. magistrate on Tuesday ordered Apple to assist federal investigators with unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terror attackers.

The FBI Still Can't Open San Bernardino Terrorist's Cell Phone
Locked phones are a major issue for authorities trying to solve crimes, as well as protect national security, FBI Director James Comey told a Senate committee on Tuesday.

Friend Who Supplied Guns To San Bernardino Terrorists Pleads Guilty To Aiding In The Attack
Enrique Marquez provided guns and was charged with conspiring with the couple who killed 14 people in an ISIS-inspired attack.

FBI Says There's An 18-Minute Gap In The San Bernardino Shooting Timeline
The investigation into the Dec. 2 shooting that killed 14 people has also found no evidence that it was "foreign-directed," the FBI said Tuesday.

Employees Return To Work At Site Of San Bernardino Terrorist Attack
The Inland Regional Center was reopened a little over a month after 14 people were killed and 22 injured in the mass shooting attack.

Grand Jury Indicts Friend Of San Bernardino Shooters On Terrorism Charges
Enrique Marquez was arrested Dec. 17 after prosecutors alleged he bought two assault rifles for his friend and former neighbor, Syed Rizwan Farook, and attempted to plan previous terrorist attacks.

2015 Was A Crazy Year For L.A. Police Chases
Every year is a crazy year in L.A., but 2015 brought us a horse chase-turned-police beating, an acrobatic motorcyclist, a slow moving "victory parade," and much, much more.

Former FBI Agent Says Better Online Surveillance Would Not Have Stopped San Bernardino Attack
"The U.S. government and the FBI doesn't have the resources to monitor everything that's going on on the internet," he said.

Friend Of San Bernardino Shooter Charged With Conspiring To Commit Terrorism
Enrique Marquez, who bought two of the guns used in the Southern California attack that killed 14 and injured scores more, was arrested Thursday.

San Bernardino Shooting Survivor Gets A Special Surprise After Her Home Was Burglarized
Natassa Torralbo, an avid Los Angeles Kings fan, survived the mass shooting in San Bernardino, only to have her beloved team jersey stolen while she was at a vigil for lost colleagues.

First Responders Give Harrowing Account Of San Bernardino Shooting
"We didn’t have any cover."

Donald Trump Defends Muslim Ban Proposal On Morning Show
"We have to get our hands around a very serious problem," he said on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

An Iranian Doctor Followed The SWAT Team Into The San Bernardino Shooting To Save Lives
"They will take a bullet for me and I will take a bullet for them," the doctor said of the SWAT team. "I'm honored to be a physician working in this county."

Obama: Americans Must "Reject Discrimination" After San Bernardino "Terrorism"
The president used a rare prime-time address from the Oval Office to tell Americans "we cannot turn against one another."

Father Of San Bernardino Shooter Says Son Was "Obsessed With Israel"
The suspected shooter also subscribed to ISIS ideology, his father told an Italian newspaper.

This Guy Shot The New York Times To Pieces Over Its Gun Control Stance
"This is what I think of the New York Times editorial today."

San Bernardino Shooting Witness: "I Thought I Was Going To Die"
As thousands gathered to remember the victims of the mass shooting, one witness took comfort in a smaller setting. This is her story.

Uninvited Media "Bombarded" San Bernardino Shooters’ Home, Landlord's Wife Says
Journalists crammed inside the home of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik on Friday, airing personal contents and documents on live television in the process.

San Bernardino Killer's Brother, Falsely Identified As Shooter, Is A Navy Veteran
Syed Raheel Farook was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, among other awards.

Here Are The Victims That Have Been Identified In The San Bernardino Shooting
Tributes began to pour in on Thursday for some of the 14 people who were killed on Wednesday in a shooting spree in San Bernardino. Here are some of their stories. This post will be updated with more victim tributes as they are confirmed.

People Are Outraged At The New York Post "Muslim Killers" Headline
Many called it divisive.

Here's How Little Time America Gets Between Mass Shootings
In one depressing chart.

FBI Ends Search Of Lake Near Scene Of San Bernardino Terror Attack
Federal investigators on Monday said they believe the two San Bernardino shooters had been radicalized, but don’t know who may have been behind the drift towards extremism or how it occurred.

At Least 14 Victims Dead After Shooting In San Bernardino; Two Suspects Also Killed
An event or holiday party was underway at the California social services center when the shooting broke out. BuzzFeed News reporters Adolfo Flores and Ken Bensinger are reporting from San Bernardino. Live updates here.

California City Changes Name From San Bernardino To Bernie Sanderino In My Dreams
California just got a little cooler.

California Man Beaten By Sheriffs After Horse Chase Receives Huge Settlement
Francis Pusock will get $650,000 after news cameras filmed sheriffs beating him —even though it appeared he surrendered.

California Man In Videotaped Police Beating Says He Was In Cuffs 99% Of The Time
The 30-year-old man who was videotaped being beaten by police after he tried to flee on a horse, said in an interview with NBC News on Monday that he was handcuffed during 99% of the incident.

High School Basketball Coach Suspended After 161-2 Victory
"The game got away from me. I didn't expect them to be that bad," Coach Michael Anderson said.

Surreal Winter Weather Arrives In Southern California
[Insert an end-of-the-world snow portmanteau here.]

Gay, Transgender Inmates Sue California Jail Over Alleged Discrimination
The ACLU filed a class action lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in California on Wednesday. Gay, transgender, and bisexual inmates do not have access to opportunities and are often treated with neglect or abuse, the lawsuit alleged.