Scouting America to alter policies to maintain military support, Hegseth says
Some of the changes mirror Scouting America's suggestions to the Department of Justice, including discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge.
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Some of the changes mirror Scouting America's suggestions to the Department of Justice, including discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge.
Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, will change several of its policies at the Pentagon's urging after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to pull military support for the organization. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak has the details.
A Juneteenth celebration on Detroit's east side shows the important role Camp Ward played during and after the Civil War.
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history, as it emerges from bankruptcy and in the wake of sex abuse claims.
Hot temperatures have already driven hundreds of U.S. scouts to leave, and now 36,000 others from 158 countries will be evacuated from the coastal site.
He made headlines more than a decade ago as the Moraga teen who was denied his Eagle Scout Award because he was gay. This Pride Month, the newsmaker contemplates the lessons learned and a memento that remains cherished to this day.
Century Indemnity will contribute to fund for victims of child sexual abuse in return for release from liability.
An attorney for the Boy Scouts of America said the group's national board never adopted a resolution approving an $850 million agreement that is the linchpin of its bankruptcy plan.
The Boy Scouts of America reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in the organization's bankruptcy case. If completed this could be among the largest settlement plans over sexual abuse in the country's history, but critics say the deal doesn't go far enough. Mola Lenghi reports.
The agreement signals the BSA's acknowledgment that the gulf between attorneys representing abuse victims and those representing the BSA's insurers is too broad to be resolved.
The BSA also has agreed sell rights to oil and gas interests on properties in 17 states as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan.
The young women are showing they are just as capable of earning the rare honor.
In lawsuits representing seven different victims, attorneys say church officials never notified authorities about abuse allegations.
Girl Scouts say Boy Scouts are using unfair recruiting tactics to confuse the public and steal its members.
Group is creating a fund to settle claims of sexual abuse and saying it's "heartbroken" and "devastated."
Tens of thousands of alleged victims have raced to file sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts before a court-ordered deadline. It comes after the 110-year-old institution filed for bankruptcy in February. Errol Barnett reports.
More than 82,000 people have made sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America, ahead of Monday's judge-issued deadline to file in the organization's bankruptcy case. Errol Barnett speaks to one former scout who filed a claim detailing years of abuse.
Victoria Rader will soon be one of the nation's first female Eagle Scouts.
The Boy Scouts of America is filing for federal bankruptcy protection to prepare for a potential avalanche of sexual abuse judgments. The organization has about 2.2 million youth members and 800,000 volunteers, with millions more over its 110-year history. Errol Barnett breaks down the case and hears from a former Boy Scout who said he was abused.
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection. The organization is facing an onslaught of lawsuits from men who claimed they were sexually abused by scoutmasters and other leaders. Errol Barnett reports.
Ralph Morse said his brother died of alcoholism "because of the abuse" from their Boy Scout leader.
Programs will continue but the Chapter 11 filing sets off what could be one of the biggest, most complex bankruptcies ever and could lead to compensation fund topping $1 billion
The lawsuit contends that the Boy Scouts of America has known since its early years that it attracted pedophiles into its ranks of adult leaders, yet avoided public acknowledgement of the dangers for decades.
Gary Ackerman is accused of abusing a then-17-year-old at a Boy Scout camp five decades ago
The Child Victims Act gives victims of child sexual abuse a one year window to file a civil lawsuit