Beginning next year, citizens from 27 visa-waiver countries (including Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Australia) will no longer be able to enter the United States without pre-registration and screening from the U.S. government.

The next time travel plans take you to the United States with a laptop full of vacation photos, be prepared to find yourself in the awkward situation of having a government agent take a look at you in your bikini.

A U.S. marine wounded when Mexican marines fired shots at his vehicle last week was released on bail by a federal judge, according to spokesperson at Camp Pendleton in California.

The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs is pushing Mexican authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of a young tourist shot to death in his hotel room in the resort town of Cabo San Lucas last week, say embassy officials.