Although the sale doesn't start until later this week on November 29, some of the best early Black Friday discounts are already available. Don't wait to shop because great deals usually sell out quickly. To get ahead of the game, begin adding products to your cart and checking out right away. I have five years of experience covering Cyber Monday and Black Friday at NBC Select, so I know how to spot deals that are truly worth checking out. I've compiled a list of the top early Black Friday sales to date, all of which are highly regarded and offer at least 20% off. I used price monitors wherever I could to make sure the deals were the lowest they had been for at least three months. Every day, I'll update this list to reflect any new sales, proper prices, and other promotions. GO Ahead and Sk...

When three-time Grammy winner Ne-Yo enters the stage for the Big 12 Championship game's halftime on December 7, it will be a familiar sight. Known for his hooks on songs like "So Sick" and "Miss Independent," the seductive vocalist has been a mainstay on the radio for almost 20 years. He has been an R&B legend since the mid-aughts. However, you might hear Ne-Yo's songs at a completely other athletic event a few weeks later on a completely different level. Paul Bamba will compete against Rogelio Porky Medina for the WBA Gold Cruiserweight World Title on December 21. And Shaffer Smith—better known by his stage name, Ne-Yo—is Bamba's manager. To tell the truth? Ne-Yo explained his decision to enter the boxing world to NBC News, saying, "Just believe in the fighter." It all made sense whe...

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the father of a missing Hawaiian woman committed suicide. According to a police spokesperson, officers arrived at the 6100 block of West Century Boulevard close to the Los Angeles International Airport around 4 a.m. on Sunday to investigate a deceased. According to authorities, the inquiry showed that Hannah Kobayashi's father, Ryan Kobayashi, 58, had committed suicide. On November 8, Ryan Kobayashi, a resident of Honolulu, and other family members were in Los Angeles looking for Hannah Kobayashi, who had flown to the city from her home state of Hawaii. According to her aunt Larie Pidgeon, she had less than an hour to reach her departure terminal when traveling to New York City, and she missed a subsequent flight. While waiting for another tr...

Several Kremlin-aligned news agencies have reported that a top Russian officer who oversaw the battle in eastern Ukraine has been relieved of his duties. Although Col. Gen. Gennady Anashkin's apparent dismissal has not been officially explained, a Telegram channel closely associated with the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed that he fabricated up stories of military victories, especially in the vicinity of Siversk in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. The government had never formally declared Anashkin's appointment as head of the army's Southern Group. However, a list of attendees at a May meeting with President Vladimir Putin that was posted on the Kremlin's website included him as acting commander. Citing unnamed sources inside the Defense Ministry, the Russian news agency RBC sa...

Over the weekend, millions of people from all over the world rushed to the Colosseum to watch Gladiator II and Wicked, sending moviegoers flying from Oz. Wicked made an estimated $114 million from more than 3,800 theaters in its first weekend, dominating the box office in North America alone. The follow-up to the historical epic from 2000, Gladiator II, likewise brought in an estimated $55.5 million from over 3,500 theaters. The first weekend of both much awaited movies sparked many analogies to the Barbie and Oppenheimer phenomena of last summer, when they produced a cultural moment and an unparalleled box office event. Similar anticipation had been building online for months for Gladiator II and Wicked, with many fans preparing for what they called Glicked (pronounced glick-id). In Fand...

Amazon's Black Friday discounts have officially begun. Through November 29, the shop is presently giving noteworthy discounts on kitchen equipment, basics for beauty, giftable technology, and more. Amazon is now providing their best deals of the season (and many things at their lowest price ever), joining a number of shops like Target and Best Buy. As an editor at NBC Select, I have been covering Cyber Monday and Black Friday sales for more than four years. I looked through sales that are currently worth purchasing on Amazon to uncover the greatest early Black Friday bargains. In the upcoming weeks, I'll regularly update this list with the latest prices and new offers. GO Ahead and SkipThe top early Black Friday sales at other stores, the best early Amazon Black Friday deals, more early Am...