diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 68403c695ba..290d6a27fcd 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ What's New in Python 3.2 Alpha 3?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #9901: Destroying the GIL in Py_Finalize() can fail if some other
+  threads are still running.  Instead, reinitialize the GIL on a second call to
+  Py_Initialize().
+
 - All SyntaxErrors now have a column offset and therefore a caret when the error
   is printed.
 
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9877: Expose sysconfig.get_makefile_filename()
+
+- logging: Added hasHandlers() method to Logger and LoggerAdapter.
+
 - Issue #9908: Fix os.stat() on bytes paths under Windows 7.
 
 - Issue #2643: msync() is not called anymore when deallocating an open mmap