The S&P 500 hits a new high, but U.S. economic growth remains anemic and the European debt crisis is far from resolved. By washing and kissing the feet of two young women at a juvenile jail, Francis departs from a requirement restricting the Holy Thursday ritual to men. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he says of the Newtown elementary school massacre during an event at the White House. While the public "might condemn war today, they don't condemn the warriors," says former Air Force Sgt. Howard Kern of Ohio. As banks re-open, fears that up to 10 percent of the country's deposits could be siphoned off appear to have been unjustified. The U.S. dispatched two nuclear-capable B-2 bombers to take part in military drills with the South. Many people who use them don't really need to, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars of unnecessary Medicare spending, the government says. A solar-powered plane that has wowed crowds in Europe is set to fly across the U.S. The trailblazer in news and daytime TV is planning to retire next May. The Yanks' Alex Rodriguez - who's out with an injury - will take home $29 million this season.