Articles by Maxine Wally
LA Chef Talks Inspiration from Travel for New Dishes
For Susan Feniger, one of Los Angeles' most coveted chefs, trips are always a new opportunity to take experience and encapsulate it on a plate.
New York Travel Festival Comes to Upper East Side This Weekend
Saturday, April 20 and Sunday the 21 mark the inaugural weekend of the New York Travel Festival. This weekend will mark the inaugural kickoff of the New York Travel Festival.
Paul Kevin Curtis Arrested For Ricin Letters Sent to Obama and Senator Wicker
The FBI has taken Kevin Paul Curtis of Mississippi into custody, in suspected connection with the letters sent to President Obama and Senator Roger Wicker and a Mississippi justice official that were laced with the deadly poison ricin.
24 IRS Workers Theft: Employees Illegally Receive $250,000 in Government Benefits
24 Internal Revenue Service employees were charged Wednesday with pilfering government benefits. 24 Internal Revenue Service employees were charged Wednesday with pilfering government benefits, federal prosecutors told the Associated Press.
Minnesota School District Defends Travel Spending
Superintendent of St. Paul, Minnesota public schools Valeria Silva knows the importance of travel in the classroom-and she's making a point to keep it in the budget.
U.S. Tourist Detained for Smuggling of Beach Rocks
Tourist Jason Dement of Mississippi was detained in Turkey and now faces a trial for collecting stones during his beach vacation that turned out to be more significant than he'd originally assumed.
Fox Pulls Family Guy After Boston Marathon Video Hoax
Fox has pulled an episode of "Family Guy" from its website, after an altered video of the cartoon depicted deaths at the Boston Marathon, Reuters reports.
Ricin Scare: President Obama Receives Potentially Poisoned Letter
Initial tests on a letter addressed to President Barack Obama have come up positive for ricin, after an envelope to Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi was stopped at a mail processing plant in Maryland for traces of the same poison.
MWAA Executives Ordered to Slow Down Spending
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority executives must reel in the lavish dinners and trips, after excessive spending and shaky expenditure logs have brought on a revision of the rules.
Barack Obama to Attend Service for Boston Marathon Victims
President Barack Obama will travel to Boston, Massachusetts Thursday for a service honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions.
Rachael Ray Show Sued by Teen in Weight Loss Drama
A former guest of the Rachael Ray daytime talk show is suing for purportedly suffering emotional abuse.
U.S. Cities Show Love For Boston, Amidst Tragedy (PHOTOS)
Cities across America are sending out messages of love and condolence to Boston, where two explosions at the Boston Marathon killed three, and injured almost 200 participants and bystanders.
Alaska Glacier Body Found: 9 Year-Old Trapped Beneath Ice
The body of 9 year-old Shjon Brown of Fairbanks, Alaska was found after the young boy disappeared while snowmobiling with his father.
Orbital Will Test Fly Rocket from NASA's Wallops Island
Wallops Island, a NASA flight facility off the east coast of Virginia, is about to be propelled from obscurity.
Lion Air Jet Plummets Into Sea, 108 Passengers Live
Indonesian airline Lion Air has suffered a huge blow, as one of their new jets plummeted into the sea while trying to land in the popular tourist destination of Bali.
J.C. Penney $850 Million: Retail Company Borrows From Billion Dollar Credit Facility
The company that has been trying to claw its way out of a dark hole of antiquity and sinking numbers has borrowed $850 million from its $1.85 billion credit facility in efforts to revamp J.C. Penney.
Boeing In Trouble Again; 737 Planes Under Scrutiny for Faulty Parts
Federal aviation authorities have ordered inspections for upwards of 1,000 U.S. Boeing 737 jets to examine the tails of certain planes that could bear faulty parts.
CorruptTours Takes Tourists to See Sleaze Like Never Before
Czech Republic start up CorruptTour is cashing in on rampant wrongdoing. They offer sightseeing trips of historically corrupt locations-among them: Executives' abodes, hospitals and government buildings.
Cruise Tourists Robbed Aboard the Eclipse
A group of 55 passengers aboard a cruise ship tour of St. Lucia were robbed at gunpoint while on a bus trip to the Botanical Gardens Friday.
Boston Marathon 2013 UPDATE: Explosion Heard at Finish Line, Some Injured
BREAKING: Two explosions were heard around the vicinity of the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday, breaking upbeat spirits and positive forecasts of good weather.
New Website Pintrips 'Pins' Your Flights
Stephen Gotlieb has launched his new site Pintrips.com Monday, to ease the stress of finding a ticket through an online travel agency.
Michigan Paper Investigates Travel Costs, Makes Surprising Findings
Michigan employees of the state are getting called out for little to no oversight on how much government bodies spend on work-related travel expenses.
Boston Marathon 2013 Kicks off Monday (ROUTE MAP)
Nearly 24,662 runners hit the pavement this Monday at the Boston Marathon, streaking past Hopkinton's starting line in what most are calling ideal 48-degree weather.
Boston Welcomes Copa Airlines With Reception
After an announced merger in January, Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron and his marketing team paid Boston a visit last Wednesday, when the East Boston Neighborhood Health and Massport hosted a reception in Maverick Square.
Hacker Presents Software That Could Control Planes
German security analyst Hugo Teso presented his Android app called PlaneSploit, at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam Wednesday, which uses code to hack into airline security software by using radio signals.
School Bans Leggings to Keep Boys From Getting 'Distracted'
Petaluma, California school Kenilworth Junior High has banned all students from donning leggings to class, saying that it has become a "distraction" for boys, Emily Dunnagan told ABC News.
Teacher Fired For Bible: Sub Gets the Boot Over Religion in School
Substitute teacher Walt Tutka has filed a formal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on grounds of religious discrimination, after he was fired for giving a student a Bible.
Mali's Gift Camel to French President Francois Hollande Accidentally Eaten
Malian leaders have replaced a camel they gifted to French President Francois Hollande, as the original one accidentally became a part of a tagine stew.
High-Tech Hotels EPIC Hotel Miami and theWit Chicago Offer Futuristic Luxury
Get ready for your hotel stay, 2013 style: these are two futuristic places to stay that are blowing other hotels out the water.
Joe Biden Ferrari Comment: Owning a Firearm is Like A Luxury Automobile (VIDEO)
Vice President Joe Biden appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show Thursday, where he talked about gun control, which went to a vote in the Senate that same day.
