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Girl Scouts Rebuke Boy Scouts in Escalating Recruitment War
Lawyers for the Girl Scouts say that the century-old organization is now directly competing with the Boy Scouts for female recruits and that it’s not a fair fight
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$20K of Equipment Stolen From Maryland Boy Scout Troop
Thieves stole two trailers packed with more than $20,000 in equipment for a Maryland Boy Scouts troop. The trailers were taken from All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunderland, Troop 1792’s chartering organization. “A gut wrenching kick in the gut, if you will, has really got me upset, pretty much,” Troop 1792 treasurer David Hill said. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office…
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Trailers Filled With Equipment Stolen From Boy Scouts Troop
A Boy Scout troop’s trailers packed with thousands of dollars’ worth of tools and supplies was stolen while parked outside of a Calvert County church. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke with the troop’s leader and the sheriff about their hopes of tracking down the criminals behind it.
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Boy Scouts Launch Ads on How Abuse Victims Can Seek Money
The Boy Scouts of America has launched a nationwide advertising campaign to notify victims of decades-old sex abuse by Scout leaders that they have until Nov. 16 to seek compensation as part of its bankruptcy case
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4th Grader Becomes NYC's First Female Boy Scout
A New York City girl has made history by attending her first Boy Scouts meeting. Roseanne Colletti reports.
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Boy Scouts' Bid to Admit Girls Pits Them Against Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts pledge to be friendly and helpful. But their parent organizations may find that promise hard to keep as they head into a potentially bitter competition triggered by the Boy Scouts of America’s dramatic move to admit girls throughout its ranks. The BSA’s initiative, announced Wednesday, has already chilled what had been a mostly cordial relationship...
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In Historic Change, Boy Scouts to Let Girls in Some Programs
In its latest momentous policy shift, the Boy Scouts of America will admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and establish a new program for older girls based on the Boy Scout curriculum that enables them to aspire to the coveted Eagle Scout rank....
Founded in 1910 and long considered a bastion of tradition, the Boy Scouts have undergone... -
What Went Wrong for the US Men's Soccer Team?
What led to the Americans’ stunning, crushing, almost farcical 2-1 loss to already eliminated Trinidad and Tobago that caused them to tumble to fifth in the six-nation final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region?
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Prosecutor to Pistorius: Reeva's Head “Exploded”
There were gasps in the courtroom at Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial Wednesday as prosecutors demanded the Olympian look at a picture of the injuries his bullets left in Reeva Steenkamp’s head.