When it becomes cold outside, nothing makes me feel better than my beloved blanket. The best blankets go above and beyond when you simply want to stay warm while on the couch, at work, or when playing a game outside. Comforters, duvets, and quilts complete a bed. In light of this, I talked to textile specialists to find out more about the characteristics of a truly excellent blanket. I've broken down their buying advice below and included some well regarded choices along with suggestions from NBC Select employees. GO Ahead and SkipWhy should I trust NBC Select? How did I choose the greatest blankets? The best blankets of 2024? How do I shop for blankets? Our top picks Editor s pick Alpaca Brooklinen Windowpane Throw Blanket $254.15 ...

Netflix said on Friday that it had acquired the exclusive rights to the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031 in the United States. Days before Netflix streams its first-ever National Football League Christmas Day games, the news was made. The streaming behemoth's decision to include the Women's World Cup in its portfolio demonstrates its ongoing efforts to expand its collection of sports rights. Additionally, it coincides with the surge in popularity of women's sports during the past 12 months. According to a press release from Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, "I've witnessed the FIFA Women's World Cup fandom grow tremendously from the electric atmosphere in France in 2019 and most recently, the incredible energy across Australia and New Zealand in 2023." Bringing this legen...

According to a CNN story, Party City stated on Friday that it will close all of its locations and has started corporate layoffs that will take effect immediately. In a meeting seen by CNN, CEO Barry Litwin informed corporate staff that Party City must start a winddown process right away and that Friday would be their last day of employment. According to the report, Litwin stated during the discussion, "That is without a doubt the most difficult message that I've ever had to deliver." According to CNN, the company's shutdown was brought on by persistent financial difficulties at the party supplies supplier, which filed for bankruptcy protection less than two years ago due to its failure to pay off $1.7 billion in debt. In September 2023, the New Jersey-based brand emerged from bankruptcy wi...

This year, CEOs were retiring, being fired, or being poached. According to outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, 327 chief executive changes were disclosed by U.S. public corporations this year through November. Since the company started keeping track of turnover at least in 2010, that is greater than in any prior year. Additionally, it's an 8.6% rise over the previous year. CEOs of American corporations that have long dominated their respective markets, such as Boeing, Nike, and Starbucks, were among those who left. The rate of change indicates that when consumers demonstrated a willingness to spend, those companies' customers, investors, hedge funds, or boards became impatient with sales declines or strategic blunders in an otherwise robust market. During the pandemic, w...

According to officials on Friday, a student at George Mason University who is supposedly fascinated with ISIS and martyrdom was taken into custody and charged with planning an attack against the Israeli consulate in New York City. FBI Special Agent Tyler Ellefson filed a charge on Monday alleging that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan had broken federal regulations related to intending to assassinate a foreign official and disseminating information on weapons in furtherance of a violent crime. According to GMU, the suspect is a first-year information technology student. GMU Vice President Paul Allvin told NBC News on Friday that "the student has been barred from entering university property, even though he did not live on campus." "As criminal proceedings progress, the university will ...

After a vehicle crashed into a packed Christmas market on Friday, authorities in an eastern German city said a "extensive" police operation was in progress. A car was seen driving through a sizable crowd of shoppers in a graphic video of the incident that was uploaded on X and geolocated to the city of Magdeburg, where it happened. While others rush to safety, several are run over. Before turning right out of the camera's line of sight, the car accelerates straight ahead. Up to 80 individuals were hurt in the event, according to news agency AFP, which cited rescue personnel on the ground. It was unknown if anyone had been killed, and NBC News was unable to verify these figures. "The Magdeburg Christmas market is currently the scene of intense police operations. "The city center's Christmas...

Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who could be the first person executed in the United States for a shaken baby death, failed to appear at a hearing before a Texas state House committee on Friday. The condemned man's absence was recorded a day after the Texas state attorney general's office instructed the prison system to ignore the subpoena for Roberson to be sent to the state capital Austin for the hearing, though it was not immediately obvious why he was not permitted to attend. When state lawmakers issued a similar subpoena for Roberson to testify in Austin in October, the AG's office again opposed. This legal maneuver ultimately prevented Roberson's execution on October 17 with just hours remaining. Roberson has been called to testify in his case about a 2013 junk science rule that ...

Washington In an attempt to prevent a shutdown hours before a deadline that would require millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, border patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work unpaid over the holidays, House Republican leaders on Friday advanced a fresh plan. Bipartisan House and Senate leaders reached a deal just three days ago to keep the government running, but President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk sabotaged the agreement at the last minute, demanding that the debt limit be extended or eliminated to accommodate Trump's agenda for the following year. Stay tuned for real-time updates. On the House floor, a backup plan that Trump and Musk had supported was thwarted by Democrats and 38 Republicans who opposed the debt extension. Now, em...