diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e55b9de40b9..21ff1b98788 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ XXX Planned XXX Release date: 14-Nov-2001
 
 Type/class unification and new-style classes
 
+- Assignment to object.__dict__ is now possible, for objects that are
+  instances of new-style classes that have a __dict__ (unless the base
+  class forbids it).
+
 - dictionary() now accepts an iterable object producing 2-sequences.
   For example, dictionary(d.items()) == d for any dictionary d.  The
   argument, and the elements of the argument, can be any iterable
@@ -15,9 +19,17 @@ Type/class unification and new-style classes
 
 Core and builtins
 
+- Clarified the error messages for unsupported operands to an operator
+  (like 1 + '').
+
 Extension modules
 
-- Various bugfixes to the curses module.
+- The socket module defines a new method for socket objects,
+  sendall().  This is like send() but may make multiple calls to
+  send() until all data has been sent.
+
+- Various bugfixes to the curses module.  There is now a test suite
+  for the curses module (you have to run it manually).
 
 Library