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Disney's live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” will feature some lyric updates to the songs “Kiss the Girl” and “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” NBC’s Niala Charles explains how the revamp seeks to address present-day sensitivities around consent and young girls speaking out. 

A new study says warmer temperatures are the reason for an uptick in home runs in Major League Baseball from 2010-2019. NBC’s Sam Brock breaks down the findings and explains how different stadiums are affected nationwide. 

New surveillance video shows Bob Lee, the tech executive that was killed, trying to get help from a passing car after he was stabbed multiple times. NBC News’ Miguel Almaguer has the latest on the investigation.

In 1998, Randall Bagley shot and killed Donald Mitchell during a Maryland robbery. When Bagley asked for a sentence reduction 24 years later, Mitchell's son Idris stunned the courtroom by asking the judge to release him. The two recently reunited. Lester Holt shares more on this moving story of forgiveness.

Cook Children’s Hospital reported that 30 babies in just 15 months likely died during unsafe sleeping conditions, which often involves sharing a bed with a parent or caregiver and suffocating in the bedding or pillows. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more details on what advice pediatricians are giving parents.

One of the adults described as hostages died after being shot, police in Roseville said. The gunman surrendered.

Christian Katan Mansoor, 18, of Macomb Township, was arraigned Wednesday and released on $5,000 bond, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

Severe weather in Augusta, Georgia, caused a tree to fall on the golf course in the middle of the second round of the Masters Tournament, halting play. NBC meteorologist Angie Lassman reports. 

Psychology teacher Jeffrey Keene is fighting his termination, says he did nothing wrong.

"We're stressed ... she even said that she's going to come back," Fatima Suarez, 22, said after the woman who harassed her family for more than a year was released on bond Tuesday.

Multiple students in the area of Navarre, Florida, spoke to deputies about seeing posts the son of Rebekah Jones had allegedly shared on Snapchat and Discord.