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President Obama arrived this afternoon in Newtown, Conn., to meet with the families of students and teacher who died in Friday's attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. While those meetings are being kept private, the president will also speak at a memorial service for the 20 children and 6 adults killed at the school.

Many of us watching the news out of Newtown, Conn., do not have a personal relationship to those murdered on Friday. Some of us may not have children who we need to guide as they see images from the scene of Friday's shootings.

Many of us following the news out of Newtown, Conn., do not have a personal relationship with those murdered Friday. Some of us may not have children whom we need to guide as they see images from the scene.

Airs Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Last month geologists published a paper in the journal Science that concluded the Grand Canyon -- or at least part of it -- is much older than most researchers think. The study reopened a contentious debate among scientists.

Westvleteren 12, a Belgian beer often called the best in the world, officially hits U.S. store shelves for the first time Wednesday. But fans of the beer may want to act quickly: The Trappist monks who brew it are only selling enough overseas to raise money to pay for a new roof and other renovations.

A new study published by Amnesty International examines the situation for human rights defenders in the Americas. It concludes that criminal impunity is an ongoing challenge.

Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has recently come under fire from the Indian government for her comments condemning the Indian occupation of Kashmir. Anuj Chopra of Foreign Policy argues that Roy's interpretation of the conflict was correct, Kashmir is under a brutal occupation, and silencing Roy won't solve that.

A Film About Movie Mastery, Melancholy, and Mommy Issues

In northern Chihuahua, citizens explain their hopes for a new government and their yearning to live without terror.