Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world where the unexpected can strike at any moment, a growing number of people are taking the concept of preparedness to ...

“Prepping,” or getting ready to live without societal support, is apparently a largely American activity, and a recent one. Companies that cater to people who want to be self-reliant for food, water, ...

As cases of the coronavirus rise in the United States, preppers have watched with a mix of concern, weariness and even some hope that Americans will learn from their example. By Alan Yuhas For weeks, ...

Prosecutors say Vance Boelter was a “prepper” who told his family he went to war the day he killed a lawmaker and her husband. Troy McKinley was launching the first day of his Minnesota Prepper Expo ...

Prepper Jason Charles sits in his Harlem apartment, alongside a stack of his emergency preparedness supplies on March 5, 2018 in Harlem, New York. As the number of global coronavirus cases continues ...

What exactly is a prepper? It’s anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse, and makes plans—or prepares—to survive independently. Behind that definition lies a gamut ...