Merit badges have always been the heart of the Boy Scouts. They reflect the skills and knowledge considered important at the time. Unfortunately, some of these badges were discontinued, either because ...

Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, is giving scouts the chance to earn two merit badges that engage new technology: one in artificial intelligence, and another in ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Girl Scouts from tiny Daisies to teen Ambassadors may earn 23 new badges focused on science, technology, engineering and math. It's the largest addition of new badges in a decade for ...

That merit badge was not only the last one Hayes earned as an Eagle Scout, but it was also the 140th badge he had ever received. Only 21 are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the program's ...

The changes come in response to acknowledged pressure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reportedly never was involved ...

If there is an enduring archetype of the Boy Scout, especially one who achieves its highest recognition, for many it comes straight from the brush of Norman Rockwell, who returned again and again to ...

No one can question Grant Bagne’s dedication to the Boy Scouts. The 17-year-old Valencia High School senior of Troop 241 in Orange achieved a rare feat in November when he earned the last of every ...

A Girl Scout works on a laptop computer, in a photo released June 21, 2017.Girl Scouts of the USA/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - Cookie sales may take a back seat to fighting identity theft and other ...

Caiden A. Futchko, 16, a Blandon Eagle Scout from Troop 183, has achieved the rare feat of earning all the merit badges the Scouting America program offers. There are 138 merit badges Scouts could ...

Girl Scouts are training to be cybersecurity experts. — -- The Girl Scouts of the USA has announced they are adding new badges for young girls who master various cybersecurity topics starting in ...