A travel writer shares the backpacking checklist she used while on a 23-day trip through Southeast Asia. Here, shop the travel essentials she used to pull it off, including On running shoes, a ...

Designed to blend in with casual looks and protect your kit in challenging weather, I test the new Vanguard Veo Lite B25L in ...

It’s time for back to school, and the landscape is fraught with anxiety—for students, parents, and even teachers. The end of summer signals new rou­tines, early alarms and the annual ritual of sticker ...

Social Security beneficiaries could see a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year, which is slightly more than the 2.5% boost U.S. retirees received this year. The new estimate comes from the ...

When it comes to treating and preventing medical conditions or injuries, there are no shortage of options available. Screenings and vaccinations, surgical interventions, medications and various forms ...

A damp park map, a soaked granola bar, a fried laptop—there’s nothing worse than water seeping into your travel gear. The only reliable way to keep your valuables dry in wet conditions is to store ...

They were once the accessory of choice for hikers, paupers and pupils. No adult with even vague ambitions of style would be caught dead with one. But backpacks have hitchhiked into greater acceptance.

Appraisers are getting more responsibilities. As of Feb. 4, appraisers will be required to submit a report that the market analysis they produced supports both the indicated overall market trend and ...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Thursday, October 24, 2024, North Monroe Baptist Church held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new restoration center for foster and adoptive families. The center will ...

The most innovative backpack in this year’s backpacking gear test wasn’t from an up-and-coming cottage gear company, but from a decades-old company out of New Zealand, Aarn. Where most backpacking ...

With school back in session, parents are carrying a load of questions about their children and their heavy backpacks and wondering whether these packs can result in back problems in their little ones.

As the 2024-25 school year nears, the Gibraltar School Board has made the decision to no longer allow students to bring backpacks into classrooms. In an email sent to parents about the policy change, ...