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Smoke rises from wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Tuesday.

Wildfire Tears Through Tennessee As Region Suffers Exceptional Drought

At least three people died and hundreds of structures were damaged or destroyed in Tennessee's Sevier County after a wildfire moved through populated areas overnight.

1230 AM Renews Lincoln Ware, Drops Gospel, Adds Motown

Lincoln Ware, long-time radio talk voice of the African-American community, often said in 2016 that "when Obama leaves, I leave." He's changed his mind.

Mary Tyler Moore with co-stars Ted Knight (left) and Ed Asner (center) on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

Spend The Weekend With Mary Tyler Moore

ABC devotes a full hour to Mary Tyler Moore Friday night on "20/20," while MeTV Sunday repeats the best "Mary Tyler Moore Show" episodes about Chuckles...

Chief Justice John Roberts (second from right) and Justice Neil Gorsuch (center) walk down the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., last week. The court is wrapping up its term, with a handful of consequential cases decided on Monday.

As Term Winds Down, Supreme Court Says It Will Take On Partisan Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court has for decades forbidden racial gerrymandering, but it has repeatedly shied away from addressing partisan gerrymandering.

The world's population is growing by about 83 million people each year. The growth is largely driven by birth rates in the world's poorest countries.

U.N. Says World's Population Will Reach 9.8 Billion By 2050

The population growth is being driven by high birth rates in developing nations as well as higher life expectancy worldwide.

Part of the gains in the U.S. job market last month came in health care, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Here, a nurse screens a patient in Emporia, Va.

222,000 Jobs Added To U.S. Payrolls In June; Unemployment Rate Rises To 4.4 Percent

The U.S. economy added jobs in health care, social assistance, financial activities and mining. But wage growth hasn't topped 4 percent since 2008.

White rhinoceros Gracie (left) and Bruno — seen in their enclosure at Thoiry Zoo in France on Tuesday — are safe. Poachers broke into the zoo overnight and killed a 4-year-old male white rhino named Vince.

Poachers Break Into French Zoo, Kill White Rhino And Steal His Horn

This is believed to be the first such incident at a European zoo. The zoo says its staff is in shock. The suspects remain at large, and police are investigating.

With High Court Evenly Split, Obama's Immigration Actions Remain On Hold

The Supreme Court did not come to a decision on whether President Obama's move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation was constitutional.

A boy looks on behind a net at the refugee camp of Schisto in Athens, Greece, on June 8.

Refugees, Displaced People Surpass 60 Million For First Time, UNHCR Says

At the end of 2015, 65.3 million people had fled conflict and persecution, the refugee agency says. That's one in every 113 people — or 24 people every minute. And very few found places to resettle.

People walk along the "Avenue of the Baobabs," a natural reserve in western Madagascar, in 2011.

There Are More Than 60,000 Tree Species Worldwide, Scientists Say

More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.

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