NEW YORK (AP) — In a historic change, the Boy Scouts are announcing plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts. Under the plan announced Wednesday, Cub Scout dens — the smallest unit — will … Continue reading
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L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at age 94
PARIS (AP) — Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world’s richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94. Bettencourt’s daughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, said in a written statement Thursday that her mother “left peacefully” overnight in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Liliane Bettencourt was the only child of Eugene Schueller, … Continue reading
Nigerian parents reunite with 21 girls freed by Boko Haram
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Joy, jubilation and dancing erupted Sunday, Oct. 9, when a group of Nigerian parents were reunited with 21 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram 2 ½ years ago and freed in the first negotiated release organized by the government and the Islamic extremist group. The girls were hugged and embraced by their … Continue reading
Returning home is a mixed blessing for victims of Boko Haram
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Apr. 23,”Bring Back Our Girls,” say the placards in the park and the tweets read around the world. But for thousands of girls and women who’ve escaped Boko Haram’s clutches, the message they’ve sometimes encountered at homecomings has been “Stay Away.” As U.S.-backed African governments make military advances against the Islamic … Continue reading
Video appears to show some kidnapped Chibok girls alive
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A video appearing to show some of Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls is being aired along with images of tearful parents recognizing their daughters, who have not been heard from since the mass abduction by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram two years ago. CNN on Wednesday showed video, believed … Continue reading
Houston hospital says woman has given birth to 5 girls
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston hospital says a woman has given birth to five girls in what it believes is the first set of all-female quintuplets born in the U.S. The Woman’s Hospital of Texas says it took four minutes for mother Danielle Busby to deliver the babies by cesarean section Wednesday, April 8. Busby, … Continue reading
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