Franken faces fresh accusations, weighing his future
(World News USA)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears to be on the brink of resigning from the Senate. Franken scheduled an announcement for Thursday, though his office tweeted Wednesday evening that he had not made `a final decision` on resigning. But a majority of the Senate`s Democrats called on the two-term lawmaker to quit after a woman emerged Wednesday morning saying he forcibly tried to kiss her in 2006. Hours later, another woman said Franken inappropriately squeezed `a handful of flesh` on her waist while posing for a photo with her in 2009. That brought the number of women alleging...