Dee-Ann Durbin

AP Auto Writer

In this Jan. 29, 2006, file photo, a car passes in front of a Tyson Foods Inc., sign at Tyson headquarters in Springdale, Ark.

Tyson Cooperating in Price-Fixing Investigation

The company wants a formal grant of leniency, which would mean that neither the company or its executives would face criminal fines or jail time.

This undated photo provided by Georgia-Pacific shows the production line at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Atlanta. NCSolutions, a data and consulting firm, said online and in-store U.S. toilet paper sales rose 51% between Feb. 24, 2020 and March 10, as buyers started getting uneasy about the growing number of coronavirus cases.

Wiped Out of Toilet Paper?

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Outbreak Hits Tech Darlings

The pandemic has offered a harsh reality check.

In this Sunday, March 22, 2020 photo, Bill Purdue, left, cuts pieces of fabric while Mike Rice sews them into face masks in Rice's autobody and upholstery shop in Washington, Ind.

Volunteers Sew Masks for Workers Facing Shortages

On a normal day, Bill Purdue is waterproofing basements. Today is not a normal day.

This photo provided by Applegate Farms shows Applegate Well Carved Organic Turkey Burgers, a line of meat-and-veggie burgers which the company is introducing at grocery stores next month.

Meat Companies Say Eat Your Veggies

They are blending vegetables into burgers, meatballs and sausages.

In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, people line up to buy face masks from a medical supply company in Nanning in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Coronavirus Fear Touches Off a Global Run on Face Masks

Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them.

In this March 1, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton shakes hands with Owen Bieber, left, with United Auto Workers union (UAW), at the 2012 UAW National Community†Action Program Conference, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in Washington. Bieber, who led the United Auto Workers union from the auto industry's dark days of the early 1980s to the prosperity of the mid-1990s, has died. He was 90.

Former UAW President Owen Bieber Dies at 90

He led the union from the auto industry's dark days of the early 1980s to the prosperity of the mid-1990s.

J. Michael Melton, head of culinary for Impossible Foods, the California plant-based meat company, prepares some Impossible Pork dishes as the company unveils Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage before the CES tech show Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Las Vegas.

Impossible Foods Unveils Pork, Sausage

After a big year for its plant-based burger, the company has something new on its plate.

Another Major US Dairy Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Borden Dairy employs 3,300 people and runs 12 plants across the nation.

This Oct. 17, 2019, file photo shows the exterior of a McDonald's restaurant in Mebane, N.C. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled in McDonald's favor in a long-running case filed by 20 workers who faced retaliation for trying to unionize. The board says it favors a settlement that will require McDonald's franchisees to pay back wages to the affected workers.

Labor Board Rules in McDonald's Favor

The long-running case was filed by 20 workers who were fired or faced retaliation for trying to unionize.

Chick-fil-A Halts Donations to 3 Anti-Gay Marriage Groups

The Atlanta-based company said Monday that starting next year, it will focus its giving on three areas: hunger, homelessness and education.

This July 11, 2018 file photo shows yogurt on display at a grocery store in River Ridge, LA.

Yogurt Sales Sour as Breakfast Culture Changes

Despite shelves full of new varieties — from Icelandic to Australian to coconut-based — U.S. yogurt sales are in a multiyear slump.