Bill passes after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the government for the next six months. Lawmakers in the United States Senate have passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown. The lower house on Saturday approved the measure by a 74-24 vote after funding had expired for three-quarters of the government at midnight. But the White House sent out a notice...

Camouflage-clad gunmen with automatic weapons burst into a packed concert hall near Moscow, where the veteran rock band Picnic was to perform, shooting into the crowd and detonating explosives, setting the building on fire. The attack on the Crocus City Hall on Friday killed at least 115 people and injured more than 187. Russian authorities expected the number of casualties to rise. The blaze ripped through the venue,...