Authorities in Madagascar say at least 31 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit the large Indian Ocean island.

Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) experienced a wave of cuteness and adoptions this week as a large group of dachshunds arrived at the shelter. More than 70 dachshunds are expected over the next few weeks, with 16 already in the shelter and quickly claimed by adopters or rescue organizations.

News4JAX had Leroy Tyler capture the day in this photo gallery. Click through the images to check out scenes from the day.

Rapper Tory Lanez has been hospitalized after an attack by another inmate at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.

Cameroon coach Rigobert Song came full circle on a memorable and bittersweet night for African soccer.

The Los Angeles Rams snapped their three-game losing streak with a 37-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The kidnapping of 17 missionaries and their relatives in Haiti is only one of hundreds of abductions that have occurred in recent months as the country struggles with a spike in gang violence.

The Los Angeles Rams have acquired running back Sony Michel from the New England Patriots for undisclosed 2022 draft picks.

A colorful human face emerges from waves like a call for hope above a Parisian street.

Gerard Houllier, a Frenchman who won three titles in one season as coach of English club Liverpool, has died. “We are mourning the passing of our treble-winning manager, Gerard Houllier," Liverpool wrote on Twitter. Rest in peace, Gerard Houllier 1947-2020." “Absolutely devastated by the news about Gerard Houllier," Jamie Carragher wrote on Twitter. His tenure at Liverpool was far more successful, leading the Reds to the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup treble in 2001.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered several Paris police officers suspended after the publication of videos showing them beating up a Black man and using tear gas against him with no apparent reason. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the officers involved in the case suspended. They didn't stop beating him, the video of the violence (inside the studio) lasts for 12 minutes.”At some point the officers called in reinforcements and went outside. They then threw a tear gas grenade into the studio to get those inside to come out, according El Ali. It’s the second such police brutality investigation in Paris this week prompted by video footage.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark (55) celebrates after sacking New England Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Kansas City. – It's hard enough to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs under the best of circumstances. It wasn't until Tyrann Mathieu took an interception back for a touchdown in the fourth that Kansas City clinched its 26-10 victory at Arrowhead Stadium. Later on Saturday, it came out that Chiefs practice squad QB Jordan Ta'amu also had tested positive, forcing the NFL to postpone the game. Chiefs: Defensive tackle Chris Jones was out with a groin injury that sidelined him in practice last week.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick works along the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots have won the last six meetings with the Raiders and improved to 47-9 in regular-season games following a loss. We can’t stop the run in the second half. “We played the best 30 minutes of football in the second half, which is what we needed,” Belichick said. Following the kickoff, the Raiders got help from a pass interference call on Stephon Gilmore to get into Patriots territory.

The spreading global pandemic has tested the competing interests of public health and privacy, with thousands of individuals and families experiencing both physical illness and the less-discussed stigma that can come with it. “It hurt a lot.”The spreading global pandemic has tested the competing interests of public health and privacy, with thousands of individuals experiencing both physical illness and the less-visible stigma that can come with it. The extended Lamilla family is well-known there and prominent, including doctors, engineers and schoolteachers. Only the National Institute for Public Health Investigation could do the test, the clinic said, and it wasn’t until Feb. 27 that authorities agreed to analyze a specimen for coronavirus. Lamilla's relatives, still in quarantine, are trying to recover from both the loss of Bella and Charito and the psychological torment COVID-19 left behind.

(CNN) - A man who called police on a black man on the Fourth of July said he did not intend to unfairly target the man based on his race. Christopher Cukor, speaking of his encounter with Wesly Michel, said "past experiences and fears" can cloud someone's intentions. Cukor identified himself as the man on a video shared by Michel that has garnered more than 1.2 million views. As Cukor talks to police, his son begins pleading with him to leave and to not call police. The boy begins to cry as his father describes Michel to police.