Jackie Hicken

Britain's King George VI talks with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and members of the cabinet and chiefs of staff in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, in London on May 8, 1945, during VE Day celebrations. in the foreground are, Sir Archibald Sinclair, L

Photos: 74 years ago, the world celebrated VE Day — Victory in Europe

74 years ago, the world celebrated VE Day. Here are some photos to commemorate the anniversary

By Jackie Hicken

The Apollo 7 crew poses for a pre-flight picture. From left to right are Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Lunar Module Pilot Walter R. Cunningham

Men on the moon: 100 stunning, silly photos from the Apollo program

Here’s a photographic look back at the program that helped Americans not only reach President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon and bringing him safely back, but actually reach it twice, by the end of 1969.

By Jackie Hicken

Numerous C-130 cargo planes are lined up in a field at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz.

U.S. & World

Ghosts of the sky: A look at the military boneyard in Arizona

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz.

By Jackie Hicken

President Bush's dog Spot pauses before stepping off Marine One at the White House in Washington Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003.

U.S. & World

Presidential pets: A look at the animals that have lived in the White House

From Fala — so famous that he claimed top billing in movies, cartoons and even the FDR memorial in Washington, D.

By Jackie Hicken

Utah

Northern Utah County’s Lauren Wilson crowned Miss Utah

In the 80th anniversary of the event, Lauren Wilson was named 2016 Miss Utah at a ceremony Saturday, June 18, at Capitol Theatre.

By Jackie Hicken

Preliminary winners are Miss Rocky Mountain Shakelle Valdez for Lifestyle and Fitness, left; and , Miss Heart of Utah JessieKate Riley for Talent, right, during the Miss Utah Pageant Friday, June 17, at Capitol Theatre.

Family

Miss Utah 2016: Preliminary awards announced night before crowning of Miss Utah

The final night of preliminary competition for the 50 contestants at this year’s Miss Utah pageant wrapped up at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City Friday.

By Jackie Hicken

Miss Herriman, Tanesha Bland, won second place for collecting more than 7,000 pairs of shoes. Thursday, June 17, 2016 at Capitol Theatre.

Utah

Miss Utah 2016: Classical violinist wins preliminary competition after flinging bow on stage

Fifty pageant titleholders from across Utah concluded their second round of preliminary competition at Capitol Theatre Thursday night, taking one contestant one step closer to the title of Miss Utah 2016.

By Jackie Hicken

Title: Miss Timpanogos

Talent: Contemporary dance, "All This to Say"

Platform: An Addiction Free Life

Utah

Miss Utah pageant kicks off with lifestyle and fitness, talent awards

Fifty contestants took the stage Wednesday night at Capitol Theatre, kicking off three days of preliminary competition in the battle to claim the title of Miss Utah 2016 on Saturday.

By Jackie Hicken

Construction workers take a lunch break on a steel beam atop the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center, New York, Sept. 29, 1932. In the background is the Chrysler Building.

U.S. & World

Iconic images from the Associated Press, 1932-2006

This collection of highly recognizable images from the AP includes Pulitzer Prize-winning photography of some of the most iconic images from around the world.

By Jackie Hicken

Taken in the yard of the Beehive House in 1868. The negative was found in a collection belonging to the Ottinger family. From left to right: Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Sno

Utah

Gallery: LDS prophets milking cows, meeting queens, fishing and more

By Jackie Hicken

In this Oct. 18, 2014, photo, a man walks past the shell of a castle-like building that was once destined to be part of Asia's biggest amusement park in Beijing, China. Work halted on the project in 1998 due to financial problems and the site has been lef

U.S. & World

Ghosts of the modern world: A photographic look at modern-day ghost towns

By Jackie Hicken

This photo shows the Ghost Panel in Canyonlands National Park

U.S. & World

Photo gallery: Night skies over national parks

Take a look at our national parks under the brilliant night sky.

By Jackie Hicken

Entertainment

50 things about ‘The Sound of Music’ to help celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary

By Jackie Hicken

Martin Freeman in a scene from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”

Entertainment

50 things you might not know about the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Hobbit’ films

By Jackie Hicken

Utah

We were there: See Deseret News front pages from 45 big moments in Utah, world history

By Deseret News and Jackie Hicken

This year's Salt Lake Geek Squad Academy will be held at Junior Achievement City on the fourth floor of the Discovery Gateway children's museum, July 15-16.

Utah

Geeks in training: Utah group to host technology camp for children, teens

This year’s Salt Lake Geek Squad Academy will be held at Junior Achievement City on the fourth floor of the Discovery Gateway children’s museum, July 15-16.

By Jackie Hicken

Utah

Miss Cache Valley Karlie Major crowned Miss Utah 2014 Saturday night

Miss Cache Valley Karlie Major will spend the next year promoting her platform on media smarts and positive body image across the state after she was crowned Miss Utah 2014 at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City Saturday.

By Jackie Hicken

Pilot Curt Bamble shoots hot air into his Stars and Stripes balloon before launching during the America's Freedom Festival's annual Balloon Festival in Provo Friday, July 1, 2011.

Utah

Provo makes Final Four in best towns competition, faces Ithaca, N.Y.

Outside Magazine’s Best Towns contest is in its fourth year, but this is the first year that the contest was arranged in a 64-town bracket-style challenge, with the winners determined by votes on the website. Provo is in the Final Four.

By Jackie Hicken

Utah

Washington Post writer names Utah ‘this week’s best state in America’

“A lesson all parents hope to instill in their children: it’s better to give than to receive,” Washington Post reporter Reid Wilson wrote Friday. “Apparently, people who live in Utah get the message better than the rest of us.”

By Jackie Hicken

Utah

Utah has front-row seats to brand new meteor shower this weekend

The brand new Camelopardalids meteor shower should be visible in Utah this weekend, with predicted rates of 100-400 meteors per hour.

By Jackie Hicken

Legislative Explorer, which bills itself as "data driven discovery," provides animated data breakdowns on a plethora of Capitol Hill topics, from the number of bills presented by each party as far back as 1973 to an overview of legislation on topics and b

U.S. & World

Animations show Congress at work (or not) as far back as 1973

Legislative Explorer, which bills itself as “data driven discovery,” provides animated data breakdowns on a plethora of Capitol Hill topics, from the number of bills presented by each party as far back as 1973 to an overview of legislation on topics and bills introduced by individual senators and representatives.

By Jackie Hicken

A pro-Russian gunman stands behind the barricades and shows his hunting rifle in front of the flag of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 8, 2014.

Faith

LDS Church to reassign missionaries serving in, formerly assigned to Ukraine

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that 67 missionaries formerly serving in the Ukraine Donetsk Mission who had previously been transferred to other areas in the country will be reassigned to missions in their home countries,

By Jackie Hicken

Security personnel watch a practice run of a fountain show to music from "Swan Lake" on the perimeter of the Olympic cauldron in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

Sports

‘Olympics start now!': Tweets from U.S. athletes at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony

U.S. athletes take to Twitter during Sochi Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony

By Jackie Hicken

The Salt Lake Temple Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Utah

Authors: American dream alive for Mormons, others due to 3 shared traits

By Jackie Hicken

Ann Romney, Mitt Romney and their granddaughter Allie Romney pose for a photo at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of "Mitt" at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.

Utah

Mitt Romney back in the news, palling around with Jimmy Fallon, Zach Braff

Just a day after the political documentary “Mitt” premiered on Netflix and he visited the Today show to discuss Sochi’s Olympic security, Romney also appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” to slow jam the news

By Jackie Hicken

Senator Mike Lee speaks during a Tea Party Express press conference in Salt Lake City Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

Utah

Sen. Mike Lee to deliver tea party response to State of the Union

The Tea Party Express has announced that Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, will deliver the official tea party response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address following the Republican response.

By Jackie Hicken

WestJet, a Canadian airline, flew to the top of the social media world Monday with the release of a video showing how the company fulfilled the holiday wishes of some lucky passengers.

U.S. & World

WestJet airline video goes viral as Santa helps company fulfill Christmas dreams

WestJet, a Canadian airline founded in 1996, flew to the top of the social media world Monday with the release of a video showing how the company fulfilled the holiday wishes of some lucky passengers.

By Jackie Hicken

U.S. & World

Dear Santa: Funny and touching Christmas letters from children in the 1800s, 1900s

By Jackie Hicken

Utah

Sen. Lee urges conservatives to lead fight against poverty, echoes Brigham Young’s counsel to ‘bring them in’

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, spoke at the Heritage Foundation’s anti-poverty forum Wednesday, urging conservatives to open a new front in the War on Poverty.

By Jackie Hicken

Jon M. Huntsman Sr. talks to the press after the dedication of the Huntsman Cancer Institute's new state-of-the-art $100 million expansion in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.

Utah

Jon Huntsman Sr. says book’s Romney tax claim is ‘supermarket tabloid trash’

According to a new book about the 2012 presidential election, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s July 2012 claim that Republican candidate Mitt Romney hadn’t paid any taxes in 10 years came from information given to Reid by Jon M. Huntsman Sr., The New York Times reports.

By Jackie Hicken