Backpacks

Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, from biking...

It’s estimated that more than 30 percent of kids don’t have all the school supplies they need when class starts. Even if they do, parents may want to stock up on some great deals happening right now. Starting now and likely lasting until the...

Among the top back-to-school items Florida shoppers are snapping up this year are backpacks, calculators and Apple’s iPad 2, according to SortPrice.com, a popular product comparison site. How does that match up with your shopping list? As a parent,...

Only toward dawn did the sea begin to calm. I rose from my berth and glanced out the window. The setting moon cast a broad light on the rolling waters of the Bass Strait, and in the distance, the lights of Tasmania began to dot the darkness. We had...

Not long ago, Jesus Araujo, a cardiology researcher at UCLA, parked a cage full of transgenic mice alongside the 110 Freeway. As a control, he placed another group in a less-polluted space on the Westside. Araujo was interested in learning more about...

SeaWorld Orlando features whales, dolphins, stingrays, penguins, sharks, Clydesdales and more. But the rarest of its animals is the enjoyable, downright lovable mime. Every day, before performances of the "Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island" sea...

The Bay Harbor Foundation recently awarded 31 grants totaling more than $116,000 to a variety of community organizations serving Northern Michigan. With these contributions, the foundation surpassed the $1 million mark for giving through its six years of...

American school kids. Too young for the weight of the world to be on their shoulders but ripe for back pain because of overloaded backpacks. The University of California at San Diego gave kids backpacks ranging from empty to 26 pounds then used an MRI...

She's not a therapist, or a counselor, but Vanessa Van Petten says she can help parents tame their unruly teens. The 24-year-old has been running Radical Parenting website for the last few years and has been featured in magazines and TV shows around the...

My adventurous group of women friends paddled our raft down the river as swallows swooped low across the water. We heard frogs croak at remarkably high volumes. Then we heard something else: Wildcat Rapids, dead ahead.We watched as another raft went...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- The Mavericks Surf Contest was no day at the beach for participants or spectators. Unexpected waves breaking on shore Saturday swept dozens of spectators from their perches on the manmade jetty at the southern tip of Mavericks...

The Mavericks Surf Contest was no day at the beach for participants or spectators after unexpected waves crashed on shore. Unexpected waves breaking on shore Saturday swept dozens of spectators from their perches on the manmade jetty at the southern...