Photos this week: April 10-17, 2025
Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a putt to win the Masters tournament on Sunday, April 13. With his dramatic playoff victory, the 35-year-old became just the sixth player in history to complete the career grand slam. He joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only men to win all four majors.Elephants spray water on people celebrating the Songkran festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Sunday, April 13. On the holiday, both locals and tourists celebrate by joining in water fights across the country.People in Khan Younis, Gaza, react Sunday, April 13, during a funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has displaced more than 500,000 Palestinians in less than a month, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says that renewed attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 1,700 Palestinians since March 18. Hatem Khaled/Reuters
A rescue worker takes a break at the site of a Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 13. Ballistic missiles ripped through the busy center of Sumy, officials said, killing at least 35 people and striking terror into residents who were out enjoying Palm Sunday and attending morning church services. It was the deadliest attack of the conflict this year. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, left, meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office on Monday, April 14. Sitting on the couch, from left, are US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Monday's visit cemented Bukele's status as one of the closest foreign partners of the new Trump administration, which has alienated some traditional US allies in its early days. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux
US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, far left, reacts after Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer during an NBA game in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 15. Curry and the Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in what was a play-in game for the postseason. Jeff Chiu/AP
Police officers carry a protester as demonstrators block the entrance of the parliament's garage in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, April 14. The parliament passed an amendment to the constitution that day that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
Paige Bueckers is interviewed after the Dallas Wings selected her as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14. The three-time All-American becomes the sixth UConn player taken No. 1 overall, joining Breanna Stewart (2016), Maya Moore (2011), Tina Charles (2010), Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sue Bird (2002). She is the sixth player to win a national title and be drafted first overall in the same year. Elsa/Getty Images
At least six people were injured after a house exploded in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 13. The explosion leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. The Travis County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the incident, authorities said. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network/Imagn Images
People attend the funeral ceremony for 11-year-old Maksym Martynenko and his parents, Mykola and Nataliia, in Stare Selo, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 16. The family was killed by a Russian missile strike in nearby Sumy on Sunday. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
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UK and others sanction two far-right Israeli Cabinet ministers for ‘inciting extremist violence'
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Concerning Rory McIlroy News Emerges Ahead of U.S. Open
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2025 U.S. Open: Scottie Scheffler trying to ignore his status as a massive favorite at Oakmont — 'I had to get rid of my Venmo'
Don't go after Scottie Scheffler if he doesn't win at Oakmont Country Club this weekend. He isn't paying attention to that noise anymore. After constant chirping from fans either one way or the other, the top-ranked golfer in the world — who is a massive favorite this week at the U.S. Open amid his wild tear through the sport — has taken some precautions. He doesn't want to be on the hook for any bets. 'I think everybody hears from fans whether they have a financial benefit or anything in their outcome. That's why I had to get rid of my Venmo because I was either getting paid by people or people requesting me a bunch of money when I didn't win,' he said. 'It wasn't a good feeling.' Advertisement Scheffler opened this week as a +275 favorite at BetMGM, which made him the overwhelming favorite to win the third major championship of the season. He has the shortest odds to win a U.S. Open since Tiger Woods was a +175 favorite in 2009. Woods ended up finishing four shots back from Lucas Glover, who claimed his first and only major win, that week. Based on how Scheffler's played lately, it's easy to understand why he's such a big favorite. Scheffler has won three of his past four starts, including a five-shot win at the PGA Championship last month. He has not missed a cut in 12 starts, and he's finished inside the top-10 nine times. He's not finished worse than T8 in his past seven starts, which included a fourth-place finish at the Masters. Scheffler is coming off a win at the Memorial Tournament two weeks ago; he skipped the RBC Canadian Open last week. Advertisement Last year, when Scheffler finished T41 at the U.S. Open, he came straight from the Memorial Tournament. 'Having the week off was really important for me to get home, get some rest, recover, and I showed up here on Sunday and was able to play maybe 11 holes and really get used to the conditions,' Scheffler said. 'It feels much more like my normal major prep versus last year where you're coming in from basically a major championship test, coming into another one is pretty challenging.' A win this week for Scheffler would give him his fourth major championship of his career, and put him just a British Open victory away from completing the career grand slam. It'd also mark his 17th career win, 12 of which will have come within the past 15 months. He's the easy pick to win this week outside of Pittsburgh, as made clear by his ridiculous odds. But, as many golfers in the field this week will tell you, winning at Oakmont with its brutal rough and seemingly endless bunkers is no easy task. Scheffler, at least as best he can, is trying to tune it out before he tees off Thursday afternoon.
