Nation: After three years of budget confrontations, the Republican-controlled House voted to raise the national debt ceiling with no fight. Only 28 Republicans voted in favor, Speaker John Boehner among them. Boehner’s decision to let the debt limit pass set …

World: The US has warned airlines flying to Sochi for the Olympics that explosives could be smuggled on board inside tubes of toothpaste and other toiletries. The reason for the warning was not given and no specific threat was identified. …