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Southern Miss takes disciplinary action against students for derogatory chant
Five members of the University of Southern Mississippi pep band have had their scholarships revoked and have been removed from the band after they yelled a derogatory chant at a Puerto Rican player during an NCAA basketball tournament game last week.
The school announced the disciplinary action in a statement Tuesday, saying the five "have been forthcoming, cooperative, contrite and sincerely remorseful."
"They acted rashly and inappropriately, and now see the gravity of their words and actions," Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Paul said. "This is a teachable moment, not only for these students but for our entire student body and those who work with them."
The students will also be required to complete a two-hour training course on cultural sensitivity, the school said.
TV cameras captured the incident during the University of Southern Mississippi-Kansas State University game at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
As Kansas State point guard Angel Rodriguez shot free throws, several people could clearly be heard chanting, "where's your green card."
FULL STORYArrest made in Georgia girl's killing
[Updated at 2:59 p.m. ET] Information from the public led to the arrest of a suspect in the sexual assault and slaying of a 7-year-old Georgia girl, police said Wednesday.
Authorities said Brian Brunn, an employee of the apartment complex where victim Jorelys Rivera lived in Canton, Georgia, was arrested Wednesday.
Rivera's body was found earlier this week in a trash bin outside the apartment complex, three days after she was reported missing. Authorities have said that she died of blunt force trauma to the head, was stabbed and had been sexually assaulted.
"(Brunn) was well known in the apartment complex because he was employed there," said Vernon Keenan, head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. "This investigation will continue on for several months. This is mammoth case. We believe that this horrendous crime was planned and calculated."
FULL STORYEarthquake rattles Puerto Rico
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, the United States Geological Survey said.
Costa Rica inaugurates first female president
Costa Rica's first female president pledged to reach out to citizens and not favor special interest groups during her swearing-in ceremony.
Former Mexican governor extradited to U.S.
A former Mexican governor accused of facilitating drug traffic to the United States was extradited Saturday night, the Mexican Federal Police said.
More than 200 dead in Brazil mudslides
The death toll from flooding and mudslides in Brazil's state of Rio de Janeiro has topped 200, officials said Saturday.
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