But the United Nations' progress report on AIDS also contained sobering news.
OVER the past two weeks the world has received sobering news concerning the melting of polar ice.
But there was sobering news on Tuesday about one of Ms. Palin's other products, the reality show "Sarah Palin's Alaska".
The revelation is the latest bit of sobering news for Morgan Stanley and the real estate market in China.
There is enough sobering news in the world to have to find even more in sports, but sometimes people can create light in even the darkest stories.
The election outcome was also sobering news for Catholic bishops, who this year spoke out on politics more forcefully and more explicitly than ever before, some experts said.
A study published last month in Social Science Quarterly may provide sobering news to Auburn, Tennessee and other universities that have fired their coaches.
In sobering news about a former N.F.L. running back, Dave Meggett was sentenced to 30 years in jail for sexual assault and burglary.
If that was not enough sobering news for a day, the much-hyped Knicks' clash with the Heat turned into a bit of a dud.
One bit of sobering news is the health of the all-American left tackle Andre Smith, who was helped off the field in the second half.
The assessment was sobering news for supporters of charter schools, who say they provide competition for traditional public schools and offer parents a much-needed alternative.
