Protesters took to the streets across several parts of the US, demanding authorities to lift coronavirus-related lockdowns.
Rallies were held in Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Washington state on Sunday.
An estimated 2,500 people defied a ban on public gatherings to gather at the Washington state capitol in Olympia to urge authorities to reconsider stay-at-home orders.
It comes as more than 22 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the last month due to the shutdown.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump described the protesters as "people who love (the) country" as they are eager "to get back to work".
So far, the country has the world's largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with more than 760,000 infections and over 40,500 deaths.
It comes as some governors plan to increase screenings as part of their plans to reopen their states.
U.S. President Donald Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, according to two officials familiar with the decision, and congressional Democrats denounced the removal of the nonpartisan official from a top security post.
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria, declaring the attacks a warning to the new rulers in Damascus as it accused their ally Turkey of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate.
The Trump administration moved forward with the sale of more than 20,000 US-made assault rifles to Israel last month, according to a document seen by Reuters, pushing ahead with a sale that the administration of former president Joe Biden had delayed.
The Ministry of Justice said seven companies reportedly based in the UAE and sanctioned by the United States for ties to Sudan do not operate in the country.
Dubai Police announced on Friday it arrested 222 beggars during Ramadan and Eid, after a campaign was launched under the slogan “An Aware Society, Free of Begging,” in partnership with other government entities.