NEW YORK (AP) – A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of Twinkies to a pair of investment firms, one of which has said it hopes to have the cakes back on shelves by summer.

Hostess Brands Inc. is selling Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and other brands to Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co. for $410 million. Evan Metropoulos, a principal of the latter firm, said in an interview that he wants to have the snack cakes back on shelves by June and that the brands could benefit from new flavors and other product extensions.

2. AP IMPACT: Deficient Levees Found Across America - Friday, January 18, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property in 37 states.

3. Twinkies Maker Hostess Lives at Least Another Day - Wednesday, November 21, 2012

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – Twinkies will live to see another day.

Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union agreed on Monday to try to resolve their differences after a bankruptcy court judge noted that the parties hadn't gone through the critical step of private mediation. That means the maker of the spongy cake with the mysterious cream filling won't go out of business yet.

4. Events - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the Germantown Business Expo and Power Breakfast Tuesday. The breakfast will begin at 7:15 a.m. at The Great Hall & Conference Center, 1900 S. Germantown Road. The business expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter Road. For more information or registration, call 755-1200.

5. Events - Monday, April 25, 2011

Rhodes College will host Memphis historian Jimmy Ogle who will present a continuing education class titled “Historic Memphis and its Highlights” Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Dorothy King Hall on campus. Seating is limited so reservations should be made by calling 843-3965.

6. AP Poll: Americans Split on Health Care Repeal - Monday, October 25, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — First it was President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that divided the nation. Now it's the Republican cry for repeal.

An Associated Press-GfK poll found likely voters evenly split on whether the law should be scrapped or retooled to make even bigger changes in the way Americans get their health care.

7. Report: AIG CEO Ready to Quit Over Pay Constraints - Thursday, November 12, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - After just three months as head of embattled insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he struggles to deal with heavy government oversight and restrictions on what the bailed-out company can pay employees, according to a published report.

8. The Belle of the (Wrecking) Ball - Thursday, July 27, 2006

The legacy of the genteel yet powerful landowner known alternately as "Miss Ellen" and "The General" is such that it is still influencing real estate development in Shelby County 12 years after her death.

9. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, October 27, 2003
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MLGW, U of M Host Electrical Power Forum Oct. 27

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors meets at 1 p.m. in Nashville. The meeting is open to the public. Call Will Pinkston at (615) 253-6881. Court Appointed Special A...

10. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, May 08, 2002
Engineering and conference focus on biotechnology Biotechnology focus of engineering, science conference The Daily News For a city that claims to have a "brain drain" where many talented students and researchers leave town for greener past...

11. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, March 12, 1998
Robert Beeson and Charlene Beeson and Memphis Distribution Services Inc Robert Beeson and Charlene Beeson and Memphis Distribution Services Inc. vs. City of Memphis and Illinois Central Railroad Co. According to the suit, the plaintiffs own adjoinin...

12. Archived Article: Flood - Monday, March 17, 1997
The gates to the Bonnet Carre Spillway in New Orleans will open wide Monday, draining off some of the waters of the engorged Mississippi River into Lake Ponchitraine, according to Maj. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, Commander of the Lower Mississippi Valle...

13. Archived Article: Env Focus - Wednesday, March 27, 1996
03-27 Env focus Report card on Mississippi River details pollution First-ever study finds contaminants from industrial, natural sources By PETER SCHUTT The Daily News The first intensive study of the water quality of the entire Mississippi River rev...