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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paisley Park officials are marking the fifth anniversary of Prince's death by offering fans free admission to pay their respects at the suburban Minnesota compound, where his ashes will be on display in the atrium. A custom-made…

The mayor of Oakland, California, has announced a privately funded program to give low-income families of color $500 a month with no rules on how to spend it. The program is one of the largest forms of a guaranteed income project the U.S. so far. Its idea is that giving poor people a set amount of money each month will ease the stresses of poverty that contribute to poor health and hinder their ability to find full-time work. The idea isn't new, but it has received attention recently after progressive mayors launched similar programs across the country. The first program was launched in Stockton, California, in 2019.

An attorney for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who’s accused of sexual assault and harassment in lawsuits filed by 16 women, is questioning the allegations against the NFL player, claiming they were made following a failed attempt to blackmail his client for $30,000. In lawsuits, Watson is accused of exposing himself and inappropriately touching the women while getting massages. Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, alleges his legal team has “strong evidence” an accusation made by a woman they believe filed one of the lawsuits is false. Hardin accuses the woman of trying to blackmail Watson over a consensual encounter. The attorney for the women says the lawsuits are not about money. 

Stock trading app company Robinhood says it has submitted a confidential plan to go public later this year. The company based in Menlo Park, California, filed the paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission while at the center of a battle between online activist retail investors and institutional investors over companies such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment. Robinhood had to restrict trading of those companies earlier in the year, and has been subject to congressional investigations. Robinhood did not disclose the size of its initial public offering, or where it plans to trade its stock. 

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC “The Bachelor” ended a season that had as much drama off the set as on with its most-watched episode of the year and final appearance of host Chris Harrison — at least for a while.…

An Arizona man is accused of forcing off the road a National Guard convoy that was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in West Texas and then holding 11 guard members at gunpoint. Authorities say 66-year-old Larry Harris, of Willcox, Arizona, told police that he stopped three vans because he believed people inside them had kidnapped a woman and child. None of the National Guard members were injured. Harris was arrested Tuesday morning when police responded to the scene. Police say Harris followed the three National Guard vans from a gas station and tried multiple times to run them off the roadway before turning his vehicle into oncoming traffic to stop them. 

The developer of the conservative social network Parler is alleging he was defamed and improperly ousted by a prominent Republican Party benefactor, two men who replaced him at the company and a political commentator known for supporting former President Donald Trump. In a lawsuit, John Matze also accuses philanthropist Rebekah Mercer, website associates Jeffrey Wernick and Mark Meckler, and podcaster Dan Bongino of conspiring to steal his 40% company share, leaving him with $3. Mercer, Wernick, Meckler and Bongino didn't immediately respond Tuesday to messages seeking comment. Parler was booted from the internet after the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol. But it is back online now —without Matze.

GameStop, the video game retailer at the center of a social-media driven investment frenzy, says it lost $215 million in the 12 months ended Jan. 30 as it dealt with pandemic-related shutdowns and moved to transform itself into a more online-focused company. The company’s latest results offered few positives to back up some investors’ belief that the struggling retailer is on track to turn its business around and perhaps justify its stock’s stunning run from around $20 a share at the start of the year to north of $480 by the end of January. The stock closed at $181.75 in Tuesday trading. 

Prince Harry has joined the corporate world as employee coaching and mental health firm BetterUp Inc.’s Chief Impact Officer. Financial terms of his employment were undisclosed. BetterUp, based in San Francisco, works with employees from companies including Mars, AB InBev and LinkedIn on coaching and mental health services. BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux said the Duke of Sussex is a good fit for the company because of “his model of inspiration and impact through action.” Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been working on detangling their lives from the British royal family and are living in California. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority, he's also raised concerns over a relapsing opioid overdose crisis. The…

Republican senators are expressing frustration that data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts won’t be available until August at the earliest. But the U.S. Census Bureau’s acting director told them at a hearing Tuesday that the schedule is driven by a goal of releasing complete and accurate numbers. Republican members of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee told acting director Ron Jarmin that the delay was upending their states’ redistricting plans. The statistical agency says the redistricting data won't be ready in an older format until August and in a more user-friendly format until September. That is months after the redistricting deadlines for many states.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of Bobby Brown Jr., son of singer Bobby Brown, said Tuesday that they want those responsible for his accidental overdose death held responsible, and prosecutors said they are considering criminal charges. In an autopsy…

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates is expected to have season-ending surgery on his right elbow. That's according to Toronto general manager Ross Atkins. The Blue Jays also reported two other injuries: Outfielder George Springer will miss the next four or five days because of a strained oblique muscle and left-hander Robbie Ray will skip at least one spring training start after slipping on a staircase and bruising his elbow. Yates was expected to be Toronto’s closer after signing a $5.5 million, one-year deal in the offseason. On Monday, the team said Yates would miss several weeks because of a strained muscle in his forearm.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will next week release its proposed discretionary budget for fiscal 2022, providing insight into the president's top priorities and laying down a marker for Congress, the White House Office of Management and Budget said…

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate three prosecutors to run the U.S. attorney’s offices in New York. They include the first Black man to run the high-profile Southern District of New York and the first Black woman to head the Western District in Buffalo. Democratic New York Sen. Charles Schumer announced Tuesday that he is making the recommendations to Biden. It is almost certain they will be formally nominated. The names include Damian Williams as the U.S. attorney in the Manhattan-based Southern District and Breon Peace as the U.S. attorney in the Brooklyn-based Eastern District. Schumer also says he's recommending Trini Ross to run the Buffalo-based Western District.