Beijing - A Chinese court on Friday sentenced four anti-corruption protestors to between two and three-and-a-half years in jail over their role in small-scale demonstrations, furthering a crackdown on rights activists.

Kathmandu - At least six climbers have been killed after an avalanche struck Mount Everest early Friday, with all of the dead believed to be Nepalese sherpas working on the peak ahead of the start of the climbing season, officials said Monday.

The Gobi is the world's fifth largest desert, and stretches from north to northwestern China and into parts of southern Mongolia. A land of climate extremes, temperatures can reach 122 degrees F in the summer and drop to -40 degrees F in the winter.

San Francisco - At noon this past Wednesday April 16, Supervisor London Breed announced a comprehensive plan to deal with the anticipated, un-permitted “420” gathering in Golden Gate Park.

San Antonio - The 2013-14 NBA season is finally over for the LA Lakers, but it could also be the end of Pau Gasol in the Purple and Gold, especially after all the turmoil on and off the court for the Spaniard over the last two years.

New York - Gunmen killed at least 20 people and wounded 70 others when they stormed a UN base in South Sudan, the US envoy to the world body said.

Oakland - Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and his staff have done a good job during the free agent signing period adding talent to the roster, but this team still has some holes to fill before the upcoming NFL Draft.

North Charleston - A North Charleston man is now facing federal charges over an $0.89 drink refill. Christopher Lewis says he was not aware that refills at the VA Medical Center in North Charleston were not free.

The NHL Draft lottery has thrown a wrench into the plans of several teams, most notably Edmonton as the Oilers are now holding the third overall selection, not the right place to get the defensive help they so desperately need.

- The captain was not at the helm of the South Korean ferry that capsized two days ago, investigators said Friday, as anger spread over stalled rescue efforts for hundreds of missing passengers trapped by the submerged vessel.

Most of the world's major mobile phone makers and carriers have agreed to install a "kill switch" on devices made after July of next year, an industry group announced Tuesday.

Manny Pacquiao must have a real, compelling reason to play in the professional basketball league starting with the upcoming (40th) season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) which is set to roll in the last quarter of the year.

Donetsk - More than 70 years have passed since an outraged world declared war against Nazis who were shooting and gassing to death Jewish children and their families for the crime of being born a Jew.

Rock singer-songwriter Ryan Star chatted about his new studio album "Angels + Animals" and his latest single "Impossible."

Perth - Authorities investigating the still-unexplained disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 say their search for debris floating in the Indian Ocean is ending and efforts will shift to the seabed.

New York - Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pregnant with her first child. Chelsea made the announcement at a public event with her mother.

Boston - A type of pediatric kidney cancer has been linked to a specific gene, called Lin28, according to new research. Understanding this could lead to a new treatment.

Athens - The Greek government bond market rallied recently as the bonds were upgraded by rating agency Standard and Poor. The European Central Bank(ECB) announced that it would accept Greek government debt as collateral for routine lending operations.

Scientists have identified why people with the hepatitis C virus get liver disease and why the virus is able to persist in the body for so long. The answer is that the virus attacks the liver cells' energy centers.

While you can’t eliminate every risk on the road, you can avoid a majority of them by practicing defensive driving. You learned that in driving school, but have we, as a community, forgotten?