Twinkies Maker Gets Life Line

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – Snack maker Hostess Brands may have been thrown a life line by a bankruptcy judge in New York. The maker of Twinkies and other treats will enter mediation with a striking union. Hostess blamed the strike for its decision to liquidate. But it’s also has debt issues, management turmoil and faces changing public tastes. Hostess has about 18,000 workers at 33 plants.