(Background) Tom Forchas, Amy Forchas, Dr. Walt Galicich, Sophia Forchas, and Anthony Forchas; Hennepin Healthcare via Facebook. (L) Portrait of Sophian Forchas, (Photo via: GoFundMe)

Annunciation shooting victim Sophia Forchas returns home in time for 13th birthday after 2 months of recovery

Nearly two months after the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis, the final hospitalized survivor, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas, has finally been released from the hospital — a hopeful milestone in the community’s long road to healing.

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US Vice President JD Vance looks on during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 21, 2025. Vance is expected to meet top US Middle East envoys and military experts monitoring the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. According to Israeli media reports, he will also meet Israeli leaders, including the Israeli prime minister on October 22 in Jerusalem. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Vance: International security force being formed will be tasked with disarming Hamas as U.S. troops ‘supervise and mediate’

Vice President JD Vance announced that an international coalition currently being formed will be tasked with disarming Hamas as the Trump administration seeks to ensure President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace proposal remains intact.

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(L-Top) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the successes of his administration’s task force including the arrests of over 3,000 cartel and foreign terrorist members. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) / (Others) Photos via: White House / Department of Justice

U.S.-Mexico investigation into ‘baby trafficking ring’ led by ‘La Diabla’ remains active while authorities search for past buyers

U.S. officials provided a detailed update during a briefing at the White House with President Donald Trump on Thursday, crediting the National Intelligence Fusion Cell for the intelligence that led to La Diabla’s September arrest.

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