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,...

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...

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...

It's May and that means high-school graduation announcements are filling mailboxes nationwide. Have no fear — a graduation gift doesn't have to break the bank. Here are five inexpensive favorites: 1) Books: Devotionals, career guides, city maps,...

Clutching colorful backpacks and sack lunches, the children climbed the steps and settled into their seats. Soon the bus was in motion, and sleepiness gave way to a steady stream of chatter. The conversation, however, wasn't about homework or friends. It...

CLASSES Acting Class for Teens — Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 18 to June 16, 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Sam Ross will teach college level acting fundamentals to high school students on the campus of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. The cost is $300. To sign...

By JOAN LOWY (AP) – Apr 14, 2010 WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a weekend bicyclist, might consider keeping his head down and his helmet on. A backlash is brewing over his new bicycling policy. LaHood says the government is...

Environmentally-friendly products and services seem to be everywhere these days. Energizer is joining the market, introducing a new line of solar-powered lighting options. Debuting this spring will be a solar folding lantern (pictured), a solar spot light...

Ten former "American Idol" finalists, including Season 5's Elliott Yamin, Season 2's Kimberley Locke, Season 6's Brandon Rogers, Season 3's Latoya London and Season 9's Didi Benami, came together in downtown L.A. on Tuesday to help fill backpacks with...

Well, dag gummit, as Jet and Cord might say, was that not a great episode of "The Amazing Race"? This week's installment had everything that makes "The Amazing Race" addictive television: major reversals, local color and surprises aplenty, as several........