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An experiment more than 50 years in the making proved that huge objects, like Earth, distort the space around them very slightly.

Demetri Martin, the stand-up comedian famous for his Beatle-ish bangs and stream-of-consciousness onstage drawings, has now brought his doses of comedy to print. This Is a Book features essays, drawings, one-liners and charts, all penned in Martin's characteristically unconventional, understated style.

La Plaza pays tribute to the complex histories and identities of Mexicanos, Californios, Mexican-Americans and Chicanos: everyone from musicians in the group Ozomatli to the 44 settlers who arrived from Mexico in 1781 to establish the city of Los Angeles.

Many believe that one of the biggest challenges poor people face is hunger, but economist Abhijit Banerjee argues that the economics of poverty are often much more nuanced. Banerjee looks at how poor people make economic decisions in his book, Poor Economics.

As the civil war in Libya drags on, optimism in the rebel stronghold has waned. Weapons given to rebels to fight Gadhafi forces are being used for other purposes. At times no one knows who is shooting, or why. The dangerous streets — and closed schools — are forcing many families to stay inside.

The budget passed by the House would give states more authority over Medicaid — but less money over time. GOP governors say they'll embrace the chance to have more flexibility over their budgets, but critics say society's most vulnerable would suffer.

The president is in New York City on Thursday, laying a wreath at the World Trade Center site and meeting with first responders and families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with other members of the Libya contact group Thursday in Rome. The ministers will discuss ways of assisting the Libyan rebels in their efforts to overthrow Colonel Moammar Gadhafi.

In Oakland, Calif., the prosecution and defense have rested in the trial of a man accused of ordering the murder of a well-known journalist. Chauncey Bailey, an editor for a local community paper, was gunned down in August 2007. Prosecutors say Bailey was killed because he had run afoul of the leader of a local Black Muslim group.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to make an announcement soon on whether he will run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Daniels was in Washington D.C. Wednesday, but he gave no indication if he will run for president.