The life-preserving backpack is the brainchild ... visited the ruined Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where 84 children and staff members died or were listed as missing ...

Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and modern day backpack creator, has died at 80. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his then-future wife and later developed a way to make smaller, softer ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

Heavy backpacks can lead to back pain and scoliosis in children aged 6-16. Proper weight management and posture are crucial for spine health.

In rural northeast Louisiana, the leaders of a small school district took a drastic step this week in response to an eruption ...

Every 15 minutes, one child or young person enters the UK care system. This festive season alone, an estimated 6,000 children ...

A student at Armwood High School was arrested Wednesday after Hillsborough County deputies received a tip that she had ...

PHOTO PROVIDED The Blessings in a Backpack program at Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven, provides ...

Several replica guns have been recovered from the home of a 13-year-old who allegedly planned to scare students at an ...

A 13-year-old is under investigation after he went to his former elementary school with a black bag and backpack in what ...

Officials said a 13-year-old middle school student showed up to Roosevelt Elementary with a backpack and a black duffel bag.

The Kenosha Police Department said just after 9 a.m. Thursday, a suspicious boy walked into a secured area in the school with a backpack. When the boy was approached by a school ... "We are thankful ...