Q: Did Cameron Diaz completely retire from acting? The last thing I remember her in was the musical Annie. Is she ever coming back? — E.M.

A: A-list actress Cameron Diaz announced her retirement from professional acting in 2018, four years after the movie Annie came out, which was sadly considered a box-office bomb. She devoted the next several years to life with her family and appeared not to have any plans to work in Hollywood again.

But in 2023, she returned with a new project, a film with Jamie Foxx (her co-star from Annie) titled Back in Action. While filming in Atlanta, Foxx collapsed on the set and endured a lengthy hospitalization. It was touch and go for a while, but Foxx...

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I recently visited an older relative who owns two dogs. Here in the Northeast, air conditioning isn’t common in older houses, and it’s been fairly hot for the past several weeks. When I went in, I saw both her dogs were lying down and panting because it was so warm inside. There was no water for them, so I filled up their bowls and added a couple of ice cubes to each one. They both drank nearly all the water. Please remind your readers that heat is dangerous for pets of all kinds, and even if they’re at home and indoors, they’re at risk. — Concerned Cousin in Manchester, New Hampshire

DEAR CONCERNED: Thank you. You just reminded them, and you’re...

Vietnamese salad rolls, also known as goi cuon, are a refreshing and versatile dish that combines vibrant flavors, colors and textures. Wrapped in delicate rice paper, they typically include fresh vegetables, herbs, vermicelli noodles and protein like shrimp or tofu. Not only are they a feast for the eyes, but they’re a healthy and delicious no-cook meal, perfect for hot weather.

Making Vietnamese salad rolls at home is not only easy, but also budget friendly. By purchasing simple ingredients like rice paper, fresh vegetables and noodles, you can enjoy these delicious rolls for a fraction of the cost that you’d pay at a restaurant. Plus, homemade rolls allow you to customize...

On Aug. 19, 1967, the Soviet Union’s communist newspaper, Pravda, accused China of making attacks on the Soviet embassy in Peking and straining relations between Russia and China, claiming that, “Literally not a single day passes without a malicious invention about the Soviet Union.”

On Aug. 20, 1959, actor Hugh O’Brian met his idol, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, in Africa at the physician’s hospital after being ferried up the Ogooue River by natives with leprosy. Following that initial encounter, O’Brian referred to Schweitzer as “a living saint.” The 83-year-old doctor strongly urged the abolition of nuclear testing and war, and O’Brian returned to the U.S. with the same...