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It's official-- and weirdly radical-- the Boy Scouts of America will now welcome girls. The Scouts announced on Wednesday that it will soon drop the word "boy" from its namesake program and begin to ...

The Boy Scouts of America said that a Chinese-made painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntarily recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the ...

A plastic badge awarded to Cub Scouts was recalled Thursday by the Boy Scouts of America because it may contain excessive levels of lead paint. The recalled badge — made in China — is the "Immediate ...

FRISCO, Texas-Caleb Biddulph wears his achievements-all 137 of them-with pride. The Dallas Morning News reports the Frisco teen is among a select group who has earned every merit badge available from ...

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 ...

Caleb Biddulph wears his achievements — all 137 of them — with pride. The Frisco teen is among a select group who has earned every merit badge available from the Boy Scouts of America. He has merit ...

George Atala (left) earned all 137 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America earlier this year, while Andrew (right) will soon. Contributed photo (Atala Family) This story is a part of our ...

Ty Bingham had to earn 21 merit badges on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. It’s the highest rank in Boy Scouts, reached by more than 2.4 million boys since the award was first presented in 1912.