The bodies were discovered Friday in a secret compartment below a load of lumber in the truck near Sofia.
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Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. president, enters hospice care at home
He defeated President Gerald R. Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal.
Gunman kills 6 in Mississippi
Investigators are looking for clues for what motivated the rampage in Arkabutla, a town of 285 people.
Supreme Court ruling upending gun laws across U.S.
The so-called Bruen decision changed the test that lower courts had long used for evaluating challenges to firearm restrictions.
North Korea fires missile as U.S., South Korea prepare for drills
North Korea threatened Friday to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.
Police: Nine children shot at Georgia gas station
Authorities in Columbus, Georgia, said an altercation at a nearby party Friday night spilled over to the gas station.
Turkish teen filmed ‘last moments’ from quake-hit apartment
When the earthquake hit Adiyaman, in southern Turkey, Taha Erdem was buried under tons of debris.
U.S. ends search for objects shot down over Alaska, Lake Huron
Meanwhile, officials said the U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down Feb. 4 off the coast of South Carolina.
Why balloons are now in public eye – and military crosshairs
The U.S. is updating its guidelines for monitoring and reacting to unknown aerial objects.
Will Alex Murdaugh testify? Takeaways from his murder trial
He is accused of killing his wife and their 22-year-old son at their home in June 2021.