Backpacks

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...

Case Logic is a company mostly known for its CD holders. With the decline of CDs, however, Case Logic has evolved into a company focused mainly on the protection of laptop computers. And with the rising popularity of net books in the past year, Case...

Everything you would ever need to know about The Sweets Truck and more! The Sweets Truck, a mobile bakeshop and gourmet coffeehouse, is taking sweets to the streets of Los Angeles. Loaded with the best-of-the-best from LA's professional bakers, pastry...

DINWIDDIE, Va. -- The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. Sgt. Thomas Molnar said the bus ran off the left side of Interstate...

The upcoming school year is quickly approaching and the Kernersville Family YMCA wants to make sure every child is equipped for a good beginning. The YMCA is collecting backpacks and school supplies for those whose families may not be able to afford...

For 48 hours this weekend people can shop until they drop without paying any state and local sales tax. Arkansas's first sales tax holiday begins at 12:01a.m. Saturday and ends Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. Some stores like, Plato's Closet in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...