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Bill Harris Has Died. He Kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974.

By: Alex Williams —
He was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Bill Harris, center, after being captured in 1975, the year after the S.L.A. kidnapped Patty Hearst. Her family, he later said, “was in control of a media empire that we viewed as an arm of propaganda for the United States government.”

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After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

By: Alex Williams —
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.

Six members of the S.L.A. died in a shootout with Los Angeles police in May 1974. Clockwise from top left, Camilla Hall, William Wolfe, Donald DeFreeze, Patricia Soltysik, Nancy Ling Perry and Angela Atwood.

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Elim Chan Becomes First Female Music Director of San Francisco Symphony

By: Adam Nagourney —
Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.

“When it happened, I was like, ‘Oh my God — it’s time,’” the conductor Elim Chan said of her appointment in San Francisco. “It is groundbreaking. It’s another ceiling broken.”

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In Leo, Trump Faces a Different Kind of Papal Opponent

By: Elizabeth Dias and Motoko Rich —
Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV enjoys growing support from a broad swath of conservative Catholics.

At the Vatican, Pope Leo presents a new foil for President Trump.

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Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO

By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs， Kalley Huang and Heather Knight —
The device burned an exterior gate of the house in San Francisco, the police said, and it was unclear whether the artificial intelligence executive was home. The authorities arrested a suspect.

It was unclear whether Sam Altman was home at the time of the attack.

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F.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic Lawmaker

By: Edward Wong and Devlin Barrett —
The urgent instructions at the Trump administration’s behest to gather and relay the files on Representative Eric Swalwell have alarmed some career law enforcement officials.

Representative Eric Swalwell of California, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics in the House, said that he was being targeted by the Trump administration.

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A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires

By: Ken Belson and Mike Isaac —
A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.

The Super Bowl in Silicon Valley “is tech billionaires who got picked last in gym class paying $50,000 to pretend they’re friends with the guys who got picked first,” a venture capitalist said.

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ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules

By: Zach Montague and Michael Gold —
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.

Federal agents outside Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark in June. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has curbed access to its detention centers and required seven days’ notice for lawmakers seeking entry.

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What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality

By: Kashmir Hill and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries —
In tweaking its chatbot to appeal to more people, OpenAI made it riskier for some of them. Now the company has made its chatbot safer. Will that undermine its quest for growth?

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Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know.

By: Chris Hippensteel —
Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.

Grand Canyon National Park will remain open to the public during the shutdown.

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She Wanted to Save the World From A.I. Then the Killings Started.

By: Christopher Beam —
At first, Ziz LaSota seemed much like any other philosophically inclined young tech aspirant. Now, she and her followers are in jail, six people are dead, and Rationalists are examining whether their ideas played a role.

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How Skateboarders Helped Rebuild San Francisco’s U.N. Plaza

By: Conor Dougherty and Loren Elliott —
Made quickly and with minimal fuss, a park for skateboarders revived a downtown site — and offered a few lessons for urban revitalization.

U.N. Plaza in San Francisco was redesigned around a simple skate park.

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An American Pope? Maybe It Wasn’t So Impossible.

By: Daniel J. Wakin —
Cardinal Prevost defied the odds. A number of factors point to why.

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For Pope Francis, a Last Burst of Pastoring Before Death

By: Jason Horowitz， Elisabetta Povoledo， Emma Bubola and Michael Levenson —
The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of his duties. Their joy proved short-lived.

Members of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious community founded by Mother Teresa, participating in the first prayer service, a rosary, in honor of Pope Francis, in Vatican City on Monday.

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What Happens After the Pope Dies? A Visual Timeline of Rituals and Traditions

By: Elisabetta Povoledo and McKinnon de Kuyper —
After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
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Pope Francis and the End of the Imperial Papacy

By: Ross Douthat —
Papal weakness has also opened up other possibilities for Christian and Catholic witness.

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Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

By: Jack Ewing —
Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.

Elon Musk during President Trump’s inauguration parade held last month inside Capital One Arena in Washington. Mr. Musk’s political activities and reduced presence at Tesla are stirring dissatisfaction within the company.

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About 10,000 Hotel Workers Walk Off the Job on Labor Day Weekend

By: Sydney Ember —
The union representing the workers, UNITE HERE, has planned a rolling strike for several days in cities like Boston, San Francisco and Seattle after contract negotiations stalled.

Employees of the Hilton Boston Logan Airport were among the roughly 10,000 hotel workers represented by UNITE HERE who went on strike Sunday.

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California’s Excessive Heat Challenges Inland Homeowners

By: Jonathan Wolfe and Mike Kai Chen —
Residents moved to Mountain House, Calif., to escape soaring housing costs near the coast. Now, they just have to survive the searing summer heat.

In Mountain House, Calif., temperatures yesterday reached 107 degrees, the start of what is expected to be a weeklong heatwave. High temperatures in the region average 95 degrees in a typical July.

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