DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union is quickly approaching a deadline to reach new contract agreements with General Motors and Chrysler.

The current four-year contracts expire at 11:59 p.m. today. GM and Chrysler workers can't strike if an agreement isn't reached by then. Instead, the UAW will likely choose to extend the current contracts, as it did with Ford on Tuesday.

Negotiators are considering profit-sharing instead of hourly pay raises for longtime UAW members as well as signing bonuses and increases in health care costs.

Dehumidifiers again recalled after firesWASHINGTON — Thousands of dehumidifiers are being recalled for a second time after being blamed for more house fires.The Consumer Product Safety Commission says LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance is again announcing a recall of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire dehumidifiers because they can pose a fire and burn hazard. About 98,000 dehumidifiers are being recalled. The power connector for the machine's compressor can short-circuit. Consumers can call 877-220-0479 for information.