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The University of Cincinnati is also considering programmes in information technology and professional studies. (University of Cincinnati photo) For decades, a four-year bachelor's degree has been the standard in the US. That model is changing now as more colleges introduce three-year degree programmes that require fewer credits.As of this spring, colleges in 26 US states offered at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor's degree, according to an analysis by the nonprofit research group RAND. By May, 119 such programmes had been publicly announced.The new programmes allow students to complete a bachelor's degree with as few as 90 credit hours, compared with the typical 120 hours required for a four-year degree. While the change can cut a year from college, it can also reduce the cost of tuition and living expenses.The shorter route can also be attractive for students who need to start working sooner. Giles Sims, 34, turned to a three-year programme after being lai..

AdvertisementCrime in Hong KongHong KongLaw and Crime2 arrested in Hong Kong fight over elderly woman slapping girlViral footage shows elderly woman shoving and then slapping girl at shopping centre, before another woman retaliates
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenDanny MokPublished: 11:31pm, 26 Aug 2026Updated: 11:44pm, 26 Aug 2026Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of assault at a shopping centre in Kwun Tong, with a viral clip showing a fight breaking out after a five-year-old girl was shoved and then knocked to the ground.
The fight took place at the atrium of the APM shopping centre at around 4.45pm on Wednesday as a crowd of parents and young children gathered around a play area.
A source said one of the suspects, aged 68, was visiting the play area with her 34-year-old daughter and grandson.
A dispute reportedly erupted between the boy and a five-year-old girl over use of the installation, prompting his grandmother to get involved.
In the clip, an elderly woman can be see..

The front page of the Danville Register & Bee, a local newspaper in southern Virginia with a circulation of fewer than 4,000, carried an unusual headline.
“LEADER: CHINA BEHIND THE MISCONCEPTIONS”, it read, above a photograph of two homes dwarfed by a data centre behind.
The leader in question was Vic Ingram, chair of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority (RIFA), a local body jointly established by the city of Danville and neighbouring Pittsylvania County to promote…

Defendant Lindsay Clancy talks with her lawyer Kevin Reddington during her murder trial. (AP Photo) A judge has rejected a defence request for a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three young children in Massachusetts, after a prosecution psychologist brought her Catholic faith into his testimony.The ruling came as Clancy's closely watched triple-murder trial neared its conclusion, with closing arguments expected Wednesday, according to NBC News.Defence seeks mistrial over Catholic faith remarksForensic psychologist Kirk Heilbrun was testifying for the prosecution when he referred to Clancy's Roman Catholic upbringing while discussing her state of mind at the time of the killings.Heilbrun mentioned Clancy's statement that she told her children to “Go to God” before killing them and questioned her about Catholic teachings on suicide.The defence immediately objected, and attorney Kevin Reddington moved for a mistrial, accusing the prosecu..

Aerial view of Lake Merced and surrounding coastal landscape San Francisco city officials have opened a search for private partners to redevelop a 9.5-acre lakeside property that was used as a private shooting range for more than 80 years. The move marks the final stage of a major environmental transformation along the western shore of Lake Merced. The property at 520 John Muir Drive was home to the Pacific Rod and Gun Club from 1934 until it permanently closed in 2015. After years of environmental cleanup, the city is now seeking proposals to turn the site into a public park and recreation centre.Decades of shooting leave toxic legacyThe Pacific Rod and Gun Club opened on the shores of Lake Merced in 1934, with skeet, trap and rifle ranges for local shooters. During more than 80 years of operation, shooting left large amounts of lead pellets and debris from petroleum-based clay targets in the soil and along the lake shore. When the club's lease ended in 2015, city officials close..