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After being abducted, raped, and left to die at 8 years old, Jennifer Schuett was told she would likely never be able to have children. But thanks to a gift of IVF treatments, she and her fiancé are expecting their first child next month. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports. (TODAY)

In St. Louis, Wednesday was the 16th day of triple-digit heat, and in Chicago residents not only faced the heat but also power outages from strong storms. NBC's John Yang reports. (Nightly News)

A second wave of extreme heat is expected to stretch from the Dakotas to the Northeast today. NBC's Stephanie Abrams reports. (TODAY)

Violence, including the discovery of 49 mutilated bodies near the U.S. border, is reaching new levels in the ongoing drug war in Mexico. NBC's Mark Potter reports. (TODAY)

Ravens coach John Harbaugh spoke about Baltimore's offensive problems following their 12-7 loss to the Jaguars on Monday night. (NBC Sports)

Eighteen-year-old Carter Strange, who suffered numerous injuries after being beaten by a group of eight teen boys, says "I don't know about forgiveness" when asked if he could show the group of misguided youths mercy in court. (TODAY)

After a long, hard winter, Yosemite National Park has come alive like never before. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)

Two members of Syria's Parliament  have reportedly resigned in protest of an apparent massacre of demonstrators on Friday. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (msnbc tv)

NBC's Jeff Rossen reports from Connecticut, where Joshua Komisarjevsky, the second suspect in the grisly Cheshire home invasion killings of a mother and her two daughters, is about to be tried for murder. In December, his co-defendant was convicted and sentenced to death. (TODAY )

NBC's Jeff Rossen reports from Connecticut, where Joshua Komisarjevsky, the second suspect in the grisly Cheshire home invasion killings of a mother and her two daughters, is about to be tried for murder. In December, his co-defendant was convicted and sentenced to death. (TODAY )