American Journey: HopeCam
It is a side-effect of cancer that is often overlooked: social isolation. It wasn't ignored by Len Forkas when his son Matt was battling leukemia at the age of nine. To help him fight the loneliness, he used a web cam to reconnect his son to his friends at school. Today, both Len and Matt are using their charity HopeCam to help kids fighting cancer stay connected. Randi Kaye has their story.
Tony Stewart speaks about deadly crash as he returns to racing
NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart is speaking publicly for the first time about the death of fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr. Stewart struck and killed Ward during a race three weeks ago. Stewart held a news conference today in Atlanta where he will return to racing this weekend. Andy Scholes has latest.
Officers named in the shooting of an unarmed black man in L.A.
Two days after Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, police officers in Los Angeles gunned down 25-year-old Ezell Ford. It has taken the LAPD two weeks to release the officers' names. Stephanie Elam has the latest on his story.
What's on the 'laptop of doom'?
It looks like your typical Dell laptop. But this one was left behind by an ISIS fighter who fled an attack by a group of Syrian rebels. When the rebels powered it on, it looked like it's hard drive was wiped clean. But then they found the 'hidden files' section. There were 35,347 hidden files, with training information, propaganda, even tips for avoiding authorities while traveling between jihadi hot spots. What was most troubling was a plan for a biological weapons attack using the bubonic plague. Foreign Policy reporter Harald Doornbos was able to look through the contents of the laptop. He said it contained instructions to 'basically destroy the world.'
Former CIA officer Bob Baer says terrorists are more likely to launch an attack using Ebola rather than Bubonic plague. He explains why in a conversation with Jake Tapper and former U.S. Ambassador-At-Large Daniel Benjamin.
You need to know: 5 things you probably didn't know about ISIS' leaders
Ben Hubbard has been covering the battle with ISIS for the New York Times. Anderson spoke to him from Baghdad. Here are the five most surprising things we learned from Ben about the leadership of ISIS.
– ISIS' top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has about two dozen deputies.
– These deputies are mostly middle-aged Iraqi men who spent time in U.S. custody.
– About 1/3 of al-Baghdadi's deputies were officers trained in Saddam Hussein's military
– The advantage they bring is to allow ISIS to operate as more of a military, rather than just an insurgency force.
– Ben says the creation of an inclusive Iraqi government is key to a longterm strategy for defeating ISIS.
This is not all Ben Hubbard had to say about ISIS. Watch his full interview with Anderson Cooper.
Why did USC's Josh Shaw lie?
A college football player sprains both his ankles jumping from a balcony to save his nephew from drowning. At least that's what USC cornerback Josh Shaw told his coach. It turns out not to be true and Shaw is now benched indefinitely. So how did he sprain his ankles? Sara Sidner has the latest.
Why would anyone tell a huge lie like this? Dan Ariely is a professor Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University.
How will the world respond to Russia's reported invasion of Ukraine?
Thousands of Russian troops reportedly crossed into Ukraine to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists. A Ukrainian Army officer is calling the move a "full-scale invasion." President Obama addressed it today blaming Russia for the violence in eastern Ukraine, but stopped short of using the word "invasion." Now many are asking, how will the world respond? Anderson discussed this with Diana Magnay.
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