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Dick gregory the first african-american comedian to make it big says, quote, there are only three comic genius, mark twain, len bruce and richard pryor, richard pryer disappeared with dick gregory about that. he said dick gregory was the greatest and the first. somebody had to break down that door. at the peak of his stardom, he began a transition in to more serious pursuits beginning with the civil rights movement. he became a close friend of martin luther king jr., malcolm x and robert kennedy. when rioting broke out in the los angeles neighborhood of watts 50 years ago this week, dick greg ...

The tsarnaev brothers before and after the bombs went off. dzhokhar tsarnaev faces the death penalty in the attack that left three dead and 264 injured. the crisis in ukraine is the subject of the senate hearing looking for ways to counter aggression. meantime vladimir putin is revealing the plan to annex crimea was ordered before the referendum. putin said the referendum was the reason for the annexation. a group of cave explorers ss stumbled across silver coins and jewelry more than 2,000 years old. some minted with alexander the great. experts believe the valuables were hidden by reside...

Explorers stumbled across a treasure. silver coins that are over 2,000 years old. minted with alexander the great on one side. experts believe this may have been hidden by local residents who fled during a period of unrest. a comic genius has died. sam simon, co- creator of "the simpson simpsons." he gave millions to rescue animals and feed the hungry after diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2008. sam simon died on monday. he was 59. he was associated with "the simpsons" for four years. he had a parting with matt groening. >> clearly talented man. >> "taxi" and wrote for

>> this was a joyous movie for any actor to be part of. i was a huge robin williams fan. i absolutely adored him. no one made me laugh like robin williams. and the job for me came at the most wonderful time of my life. "mrs. doubtfire." the sequence of which you speak was outrageous because it my close-up in that sequence and there was no one there. kids weren't there. robin just ripped it up and was as rude and crude and as funny and it's very difficult to keep a straight face when you have someone that comic genius you stand back and follow his lead. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. the...

Men and women of dod. so many of whom were personally touched by his humor and generosity. >> we've raised over about a million dollars. i think there is more coming in. i feel real good. >> an active supporter of comic relief from its inception in 1986, williams helped raise more than $50 million to combat homelessness. regarding the shocking news of his dear friend's death, billy crystal tweeted, "no words." >> darcy here grew up riding horses. >> williams was also a tireless advocate for st. jude's children's hospital. >> a tough cowgirl, battling a rare and inoperable brain tumor. >> gener...