He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

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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).

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

Back in high school during the late ‘90s, nearly every teenage girl was crushing hard for a Kate Spade mini satin backpack. I ...

HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift ...

To help you find the work bag that suits your lifestyle and budget, my colleague Rachael Griffiths and I surveyed a bunch of stylish, industrious women about the multitasking tote bags ...

Even though much of my job as a travel writer involves testing suitcases, I usually prefer to fly with a carry-on backpack when I have the choice. You just can’t beat the sense of freedom that ...

Though backpack bans are rare, school leaders across the state face a similar imperative to protect students from violence by any means necessary, oftentimes with limited resources at their disposal.

At 8:41 a.m., police responded to Gehringer Elementary School to a report of a child who brought his father’s backpack to school by mistake with a firearm inside. Officers arrived and contacted the ...

Qantas has slashed domestic flights across the country for 72 hours, with one million seats on offer and prices starting from ...