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The Executive Council of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO has voted overwhelmingly to endorse Rep. Keith Ellison to lead the Democratic National Committee. Over the past few weeks, several candidates have sought the endorsement of the AFL-CIO and met personally with members of the Political Committee, which ultimately recommended the endorsement.

Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, 32, escaped after the shooting near Georgia Southwestern State University on Wednesday morning.

Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, 32, escaped after the shooting near Georgia Southwestern State University on Wednesday morning.

On Twitter Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump attacked United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1999 President Chuck Jones. Quickly, working families responded by creating the #ImWithChuck hashtag that highlights the role that unions have in fighting on behalf of good jobs. Here are some of the key tweets.

Edward Wytkind, president of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s approval of a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian Air International.

Parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and the Dakotas were bearing the worst of it, with temperatures as low as minus 14 overnight.

In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s Twitter attack on United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1999 President Chuck Jones, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said:Chuck Jones is a man of passion, conviction and integrity who would do anything for his union brothers and sisters. USW President Leo W. Gerard is exactly right—Chuck is a hero. An attack on him is an attack on all working people.

This year's scariest film may be your Facebook "Year in Review" video.

This year's scariest film may be your Facebook "Year in Review" video.

City officials say a radiator malfunctioned, killing a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old.