The police and federal agents were investigating an explosion in Monroe, Mich., on Tuesday evening as a possible car bomb, according to local news reports.

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The Lede Blog: Bomb Suspected in Explosion of Car in Michigan

CAIRO — Facing mounting pressure from criminal investigators, ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is expected to ask for his compatriots’ forgiveness in a televised speech Tuesday, according to local news reports. Mubarak, 82, has been in custody in a hospital in the Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheik since prosecutors ordered his detention on corruption charges April 13. His sons — Gamal, once widely assumed to be his father’s successor, and Alaa — were detained the same day and are being held in a Cairo prison. Read full article > >

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Mubarak to seek Egyptians’ forgiveness

The bodies discovered on Long Island beaches may be the work of as many as three different killers, according to local news reports. The first four bodies discovered on a barrier island all belonged to Craigslist prostitutes. However, police have since…

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Man, Child Uncovered at Long Island Beach