Girl Scouts

An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.

An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil

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

The Girls Scouts on Wednesday night deleted social media posts congratulating conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett for her controversial appointment to the Supreme Court hours after the posts sparked a wave of angry comments — and some praise.

The Girl Scouts partnered with The Fashion Institute of Technology to release a new collection for the first time in decades. The new uniforms were designed to be comfortable, functional and even include a cell phone pocket for a more modern look.

Girl Scout cookie sales may have hit a snag during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but the troops are soldiering on to introduce a new cookie next year that tastes (and looks) like a crunchy version of a beloved breakfast staple.

A 22-year-old man who plowed his pickup truck into a troop of Girl Scouts picking up trash on the side of a Wisconsin road, killing three girls and one woman, was sentenced Wednesday to 54 years in prison.

Ronnie Backenstoe has been selling Girl Scout cookies since she was 10 years old. She started in 1932 and hasn’t missed a year since. The energetic 98-year-old recently put on her uniform and was joined by a few members from Troop 1814 at a cookie sales table they set up at Phoebe Berks, the retirement community in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, where Backenstoe lives….

Officials say delivery issue resulted in shortage of 66,000 boxes bound for Central Texas Girl Scout troops. (Video: KXAN)

A group of girls working on earning a Girl Scout badge got a chance to meet Snow Monster as part of their weather lesson.

Samoas are among the top-selling Girl Scout cookies each season but one crafty girl has found a unique way to sell even more boxes of the popular treat. Charlotte Holmberg, a Girl Scout in the fifth grade from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, may exceed her reputation as her troop’s Top Cookie CEO — the title a Girl Scout can earn for...

Girl Scout Troop 6000, the first Girl Scout Troop designed to serve girls living in homeless shelters, updates Jimmy Fallon on how they’ve grown since their last appearance, when they received a $50,000 donation from JCPenney, and he surprises the girls with a large cookie purchase.

A Girl Scout Troop in Michigan is learning sign language so they can communicate with a new member.

The Girl Scouts of the USA defended their participation in the inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday in the wake of some criticism. “Trump does not mirror the Girl Scout values we try to instill in our scouts,” Nancy Gannon, a Brooklyn-based Scout leader, told NBC News. In an exclusive statement to NBC News, the Girl Scouts, which...

A Sarasota woman is charged with stealing around $85,000 from the Girl Scouts. Detectives say the suspect, who worked for the organization for 10 years, admitted to stealing the money.

A good Samaritan took pity on a Girl Scout and gave her $100 after a man gave her a phony $100 bill in front of a Costa Mesa grocery store this week, the girl’s mother and the Girl Scouts of Orange County said Tuesday.

Police are searching for a man who bought three boxes of Girl Scout cookies with a counterfeit $100 bill outside a South Pasadena supermarket on Friday.

Ten-year-old Sophia Contos was selling Girl Scout Cookies with her troop in front of a San Jose grocery store — but a man yanked a cash box right out of her hands.

Ten-year-old Sophia Contos was selling Girl Scout Cookies with her troop in front of a San Jose grocery store — but a man yanked a cash box right out of her hands.

Police say a man stole money from a group of Girl Scouts selling cookies outside a grocery store in Palm Beach County.