Photo: Mark Seliger/HBO “The easiest way and the most comfortable way for me to address anything real is to make jokes about it,” the comedian, 49, tells PEOPLE. And that’s exactly what he does inThe Great Depreshon HBO, a unique comedy special that splices Gulman’s deeply personal stand-up routine with actual footage of his life as he worked to combat depression and anxiety. “I got such a reward for opening up about this,” he says....

On Monday, the 58-year-old comedian confirmed that he will end his nightly talk show series on June 24. O’Brien previously shared that he would betaking a step back from late-night televisionto host a weekly variety series on HBO Max in November. In anannouncementon YouTube, the host began, “As some of you have heard, it’s been out there for a while now, but we’re making it official. We are winding down our TBS show....

Photo: Transport Workers Union/Twitter A New York subway operator is being hailed as a hero for rescuing a 12-year-old boy who wandered onto train tracks in a Brooklyn station Thursday morning. Hopeton Kiffin was moving a Manhattan-bound 5 train through Hoyt Street Station around 9:15 a.m. when he spotted something out of the ordinary: a young boy in a red shirt on the tracks ahead of him, according toAM New York....

Beecher Road Elementary School students sorting their lunchtime garbage.Photo: Lana MarcucioReducingfood wasteis easy — just ask the students at Beecher Road Elementary School in Woodbridge, Connecticut, who have become pint-sized pros at sorting their lunchtime trash.Since the fall of 2019, students have been taking part in a successful food-waste diversion program that’s saving money and helping others.The program is also reducing the amount of trash that heads to landfills, where festering waste decomposes and emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas that heats the planet, making the already dire climate crisis even worse....

Photo: gofundme WARNING: Story below contains a photograph that depicts achild’s burn injuries A 6-year-old Connecticut boy has been left with third-degree burns to his face and other parts of his body after his neighbor allegedly set him on fire. Little Dominick Krankall remains in hospital after suffering horrific burns in what his family says was the result of a bully’s attack on Sunday. “The kid covered a ball in gasoline, lit it on fire, and threw it at him,” Deegan alleged....

Connie Brittonis opening up about her decision toadopt. While reading a question from a fan, Cohen, 52, asked if there was a “particular light bulb moment” where she realized that she was ready. “I had no idea what I was even getting into,” Britton began. “It wasn’t so much ‘I can do this’ as much as I knew that I wanted to be a mom,” the Emmy-nominated star continued. “And, in truth, both of my parents had passed away within three years and suddenly like I was like, ‘Oh no, my family is no more’ — I mean, I have a twin sister — but that was a big loss, losing my parents....

At least two forthcomingcookbooksfrom acclaimed chefs are sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean after a “wild and unfortunate” turn of events. The publication dates for Mason Hereford’sTurkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleansand food writer Melissa Clark’sDinner in Onehave been delayed, both authors said, after containers containing printings of their books toppled into the sea. Both were being transported to New York via the Madrid Bridge cargo ship, which had more than 60 containers collapse overboard amid severe weather earlier this month,Maritime Executivereports....

Costco is issuing refunds for Kirkland Vodka.Photo:GettyCostcois offering refunds for its Kirkland Signature American Vodka after customers complained that the alcohol had an unpleasant taste.According to aReddituser, the retailer sent an email to all customers who bought the private label vodka between June 12 and Aug. 10 and informed them that they can receive a full refund.“It has come to our attention that the taste profile of units marked with certain lot codes may not have met the expected profile normally consistent with this product....

Photo:Courtesy of Chronicle Books, Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Courtesy of Chronicle Books, Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Costume designerRuth E. Carteralways envisioned herself in the the arts, and that passion came to fruition in her life – just not in a way she’d planned. She began as an aspiring actress at Virginia’s Hampton University, where she majored in theater (after switching from studying special education, her family’s line of work) and secured a couple of roles in her school’s plays....

Photo: Getty; Adam Duritz/Instagram The Counting Crows singer, 55, has rocked voluminous dreadlocks since the band’s beginnings in the early ’90s — but Duritz revealed this week that the dreads are no more. “Oh yeah, I flew to London and shaved my head!” he concluded the post’s caption, adding a Sex Pistols reference. “Anarchy In The UK indeed motherf—ers!!!” Duritz also shared the photo of his new ‘do on Twitter, where Counting Crows fans expressed their shock....

Briley Hussey and Marcus King.Photo: Brooke Taelor Photography Marcus Kingand Briley Hussey are married! The Grammy-nominated artist best known for soul-baring songs such as “The Well” and “Blood on the Tracks” married Hussey in a lavish ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 19 at theSchermerhorn Symphony Centerin Nashville, Tennessee. “I fell in love, hard!” King, 26, recalls to PEOPLE about first meeting his future bride. “She waltzed up on my bus like she owned it, and I was taken with her sweet southern drawl....

Brian Parker and Jillian Cardarelli.Photo:Matt Andrews Photography WhenJillian Cardarelliused to envision the dress she would wear on her wedding day, she always assumed she would go with something rather simple. But the moment she laid her eyes on theHayley Paigebackless stunner with the pearl and crystal details, Cardarelli knew that it was meant to be hers. She also knew fiancé Brian Parker would absolutely love it. And he most certainly did....

Photo: Kare11/YouTube A Minnesota man couldn’t bear the thought of living without his wife of 68 years — and as it turned out, he wouldn’t have to. Corinne and Robert “Bob” Johnson were inseparable from the time their love story began to their final farewells that came just 33 hours apart, KARE 11reports. On Sunday, Nov. 24, Corinne, 87, died from congestive heart failure. The following day, Robert, 88, passed away following a battle with cancer....