# Memorial Day Links: Post-Carnaval Stabbing Leaves One Critically Injured > Source: > Published: 2026-05-25 15:48:16+00:00 **A stabbing on Sunday afternoon in SF's Mission District, as Carnaval festivities were dying down, left one person with life-threatening injuries, and a suspect is in custody.**The stabbing happened around 3:15 pm near 19th and Mission streets, which is on the Carnaval parade route, but after the parade had passed. [[Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-stabbing-mission-22274825.php)]**In his first encyclical, and his first major theological document as pope, Pope Leo XIV denounced the need for war, and issued grave warnings about the rise of AI.**The pope compared AI to the Tower of Babel, saying that the biblical story is a warning against creating something that "dominates and ultimately dehumanizes." [[CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/europe/pope-leo-ai-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-intl)]- Trump has again prematurely announced a peace deal with Iran that is still being negotiated, and it isn't even really a peace deal so much as an extended cease-fire, and it isn't a nuclear deal either. [ [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/strait-of-hormuz-reopen-iran-deal.html)] - Just over a week from the June 2 primary, many Democratic voters in California remain torn about who to vote for. [ [Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/becerra-steyer-governor-california-election-22267418.php)] - Drivers on SF's west side are relieved that the repaving on 19th Avenue is over for now, with this past weekend's work complete, but there will be a few more smaller projects happening on the corridor in the months to come. [ [KPIX](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-19th-avenue-project-wraps-up/)] - The Backstreet Boys and Ludacris closed out the sold-out BottleRock festival in Napa on Sunday night. [ [KTVU](https://www.ktvu.com/news/backstreet-boys-close-out-bottlerock-napa-before-packed-festival-crowd)] - And 20-year-old pop sensation Sombr, who's still not old enough to legally enjoy the free-flowing wine at BottleRock, drew a massive crowd on the main stage just before the Backstreet Boys, and apparently went a bit over his set time, telling the crowd, "They’re trying to cut me off. You can’t cut me off, motherfuckers. We’ve got another smash hit," before performing "12 to 12." [ [Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/festivals/article/sombr-bottlerock-napa-valley-22274985.php)] *Top i mage: Instagram via @carnavalsf *