CNN anchor Don Lemon (Image: CNN/AP)

An unexpectedly light 30-day jail sentence handed down Monday to Dharun Ravi, convicted in the Rutgers University webcam spying case, divided legal experts and gay activists and has the prosecution planning an appeal.

Ravi, 20, of Plainsboro, N.J., was found guilty by a Middlesex County jury in March of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, and hindering prosecution for using his laptop to secretly live-stream an intimate encounter between his Rutgers roommate, Tyler Clementi, and another man two years ago.

CNN’s Don Lemon spoke with KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett about the case:

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On the eve of Memorial Day, a star-studded line up will gather on the west lawn of the nation’s Capital to honor men and women in uniform and their families for a Memorial Day Concert, as well as remembering the plight of homeless American veterans.

Actor Joe Montegna, who currently stars in Criminal Minds, joined KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett this morning to talk about the concert as well as his hit series.

The U.S. Health Department is trying to dispel the myth that there’s an age limit on becoming an organ donor. In fact, the department says donors over the age of 50 are urgently needed.

Dr. Howard Koh, the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spoke with KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett.

Are you willing to pay more to ensure you get a window or aisle seat on an airplane? Apparently, plenty of people are, and that means family members or friends may not always be able to sit next to each other on a flight. AP correspondent Scott Mayerowitz gave the details to KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett.

You don’t need a national research survey to know that traffic is bad in the Southland, and every metropolitan area in the country. But,what does traffic congestion say about the local economy? INRIX Traffic Scorecard co-author Jim Bak has that answer and more. He spoke with KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett this morning. You’ll be surprised to learn which city has the most traffic!

A teacher in Pacoima arrested for sex crimes against four children is now being accused of molesting nine other kids. KFWB’s John Brooks, live at Telfair Elementary School, had the report for Penny Griego and Phil Hulett this morning. Click the play button to hear the details that has parents extremely alarmed.

A partial annular solar eclipse is seen over Beijing, China on May 20, 2012 (AP Photo)

(AP) – From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan’s Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse.

Millions of people across a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the Western U.S. turned their sights skyward for the annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges.

The rare lunar-solar alignment was visible in Asia early Monday before it moved across the Pacific – and the international dateline – where it was seen in parts of the western United States late Sunday afternoon.

People from Colorado, Oklahoma and as far away as Canada traveled to Albuquerque to enjoy one of the best vantage points at a park on the edge of the city. Members of the crowd smiled and cheered and children yelled with excitement as the moon crossed the sun and the blazing halo of light began to form. Some watched the eclipse by placing their viewing glasses on the front of their smartphones.

Eventually, the moon centered and covered about 96 percent of the sun.

Elsewhere, viewing parties were held at observatories in Reno, Nev., and Oakland, Calif., while skywatchers gathered in coastal and forest counties in California. In some areas, special camera filters for taking photographs have been sold out for weeks in anticipation of the big event.

Yet, while millions were making an effort to view the eclipse, some American Indians were adhering to tradition by staying indoors.

Navajo Bonnie Charley of Monument Valley in northeast Arizona said she follows her tribe’s traditions. “You’re supposed to stay inside,” said the 75-year-old Charley, whose father was a medicine man. “No eating, drinking or sleeping. That’s for the duration of the eclipse.” She said Navajo traditions surrounding eclipses stem from their beliefs regarding creation.

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A fossil of a fearsome T. Rex relative has been auctioned in New York City despite the Mongolian government’s objections and a judge’s order blocking the sale.

The 24-foot-long tarbosaurus skeleton sold for more than $1 million yesterday — but the sale is contingent upon the outcome of the auction house’s court fight with Mongolia’s President.

A Texas judge Saturday ordered the sale stopped while the case plays out. Attorneys for the Mongolian President says they’ll ask a judge today to rule the auction invalid. The auction house says it obtained the skeleton legally.

Google gets a boost in its fight with Apple for smartphone dominance, Microsoft launches an experiment, and the man who dominates social networks changes his status.  Tom Merritt, the host of Tech News Today, joined KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett with the news. Click the play button to listen.

Violence erupted in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium — just over a year after a brutal beating left a San Francisco Giants fan severely beaten and hospitalized. This time it was a car accident that escalated to a fight. KFWB’s John Brooks spoke with Penny Griego and Phil Hulett this morning from Dodger Stadium. Click on the play button to hear the story.