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The dragonfly population is expected to be numerous this year due to the bad weather. (Video: The Washington Post) Have you noticed a lot of dragonflies skimming over ponds, creeks, yards and even parking lots? They seem to be more active than usual this summer, and weather is playing a role in their behavior.

Jane Mallory Birkin was born on the 14th December 1946, in Marylebone, London, England, and is an actress and singer who has actually lived in France since the late 1960s. Birkin is best known for her duet with her then-husband Serge Gainsbourg, Je taime moi non plus in 1969. She was awarded among others

A man strangled a woman in frustration that she did not want to have sex with him, a judge has found. The body of Lily Sullivan was found in Pembroke's Mill Pond in the early hours of Friday 17 December.

This is a quick breakfast or snack that Food editorial aide Kara Elder's mother, Tami Elder, learned while studying in Guadalajara, Mexico. Molletes (pronounced moh-YEH-tehs) traditionally are made with bolillos, a type of Mexican roll; any crusty, chewy bread will do. This is a good use for stale bread, too.

When Arina, a 22-year-old illustrator in Russia, first started using the freelance work platform Upwork last year, it changed her life. It was like opening a door into another world for me, she said, speaking on the condition that her last name not be used out of fear of government repercussions. Upwork connected her with