61.   When a jury convicted Ms. Saldivar of first degree murder Monday, cheers went up from the crowd.

62.   Would increase prison sentences for assault in the first degree, gang assaults and attacks on police officers, peace officers, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians.

63.   Prosecutor Khaled Darweesh had pressed for first degree murder, which carries the death penalty on conviction.

64.   A debate is now unfolding on the advantages and disadvantages of acquiring first degrees overseas or locally.

65.   A jury on Wednesday found the man accused of killing the daughter of NFL Hall of Fame receiver Fred Biletnikoff guilty of first degree murder.

66.   After pronouncing the doctor guilty of first degree murder, the court found so many mitigating circumstances that it indefinitely postponed sentencing.

67.   After pronouncing the doctor guilty of first degree murder, the court said it found so many mitigating circumstances, that it indefinitely postponed sentencing.

68.   All four have pleaded innocent to four counts each of first degree criminal sexual assault, a felony that carries a sentence of up to life in prison.

69.   Anderson is being held without bail on charges of first degree murder.

70.   As the children of baby boomers fill campuses in pursuit of a first degree, college and universities are busy repackaging graduate programs to keep students coming back.