Homicide, kidnapping, carjacking and robbery are some of the biggest crimes of concern for U.S. travelers to Mexico.

The U.S. State Department's travel advisories go from Level 1 to Level 4. Here's what to know about travel alerts, travel bans and travel warnings.

The U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory for Mexico on Tuesday, Aug. 12, urging American travelers to "exercise ...

The U.S. State Department implemented a new travel advisory for citizens who are currently in, or planning to visit, Russia. On May 8, the department marked Russia with the highest warning on its ...

Amid continued unprecedented demand for international travel, the State Department is advising Americans to submit applications for passports at least six months before their scheduled departure ...

Recognizing that most people don't know the difference between a "travel warning" and a "travel alert," the State Department has scrapped that practice in favor of a ranking from 1 to 4, with 4 ...

The State Department raised its travel advisory for Israel to Level 4, the highest level, amid airstrikes from Iran.