JUDY WOODRUFF: In
the day's other news:
Federal health officials
sounded new warnings that

public protests gripping
the nation could worsen
the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the
White House Coronavirus Task
Force, said testing is now

more vital than ever.

DR. DEBORAH BIRX,
White House Coronavirus
Response Coordinator:
I worry terribly about

the peaceful protests. I see
some wearing masks. I see
some others not wearing masks.

And so we are really trying to
work with each of the mayors
to expand testing availability

over the next week or two,
so that the individuals
who are involved in
the peaceful protests

can get tested.

JUDY WOODRUFF: The official
count of COVID-19 cases in the
U.S. has now passed 1.8 million,

with more than 106,000 deaths.

North Carolina's Democratic
governor said today the pandemic
means the Republican National

Convention, planned for
Charlotte in August,
must be scaled back.
In turn, GOP leaders

said they will begin visiting
alternative cities. President
Trump has insisted on a

full-scale convention.

This was the biggest
day of voting since the
COVID-19 pandemic began.
Nine states and the

District of Columbia
held primaries, and while
many voted in person,
officials reported sharp

increases in voting by mail.

In the Democratic presidential
race, former Vice President Joe
Biden could win the delegates

he still needs to
clinch the nomination.

The United States has deported
an Iranian professor who was
acquitted of stealing trade

secrets. Sirous Asgari was
working with an Ohio university
when he was jailed in 2016.

A federal judge threw out the
case last fall, but Asgari
remained in jail while Iran and

the U.S. argued over
terms of his return.

On Wall Street today,
stocks rose for a third
day, as investors focused
on economic recovery.

The Dow Jones industrial
average gained 267 points to
close at 25742. The Nasdaq rose

56 points, and the
S&P 500 added 25.

And pro basketball Hall of Famer
Wes Unseld has died, after a
long series of health problems.

He played 13 seasons for the
team now known as the Washington
Wizards, and he won the

NBA title in 1978. Later, he
served as coach and general
manager. Wes Unseld was 74 years

old.