Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
After uproar, Trump claims he sides with U.S. intelligence community over Putin
Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Saturday stood by the U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, despite President Trump's suggestion that he believes President Vladimir Putin's denials. After brief meetings with Putin on the sidelines of an economic summit in Asia, Trump told reporters that Putin vehemently denies interfering in the U.S. election. "Every time he sees me he says I didn’t do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it," Trump said. Two former intelligence chiefs said Sunday that Trump was being "played" by Putin, and Trump eventually tried to revise his comment: He himself sides with the intelligence community, Trump said, but he also believes that Putin believes the Russians did not interfere.
Spacey, Dreyfuss and Takei: Sexual assault and harassment allegations keep pouring out of Hollywood
The fallout continues for powerful men in Hollywood as new accusers have come forward and business deals have been lost amid the wave of sexual assault and harassment allegations in the film industry. Andy Holtzman, now the 15th man to accuse Kevin Spacey of assault, told Paste BN in an exclusive interview Friday that the actor "certainly more than" groped him in 1981. Netflix, FX and Louis C.K.'s publicist all cut ties with the comedian after allegations of misconduct against him became public. Actors Richard Dreyfuss and George Takei both denied allegations against them, and Warner Bros. suspended Supergirl producer Andrew Kreisberg amid an internal investigation into accusations that he has also denied. Also Saturday, actress Rebel Wilson spoke out in a series of tweets, alleging she was sexually harassed by an unnamed male star "in a position of power."
Roy Moore continues to deny misconduct allegations
Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama questioned Saturday the timing and motives of a story in which four women said he pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers in the late 1970s and early '80s. Moore has denied the allegations, saying "'I have never engaged in sexual misconduct." However, top GOP leaders, including President Trump, have called for Moore to drop out of the race if the allegations are true. On Sunday, a top GOP senator called on the controversial ex-judge to "step aside" and drop his campaign. The Washington Post initially reported of the Moore allegedly groped and pursued relationships with the women when they were teens and he was in his 30s.
One week after the Texas shooting, church meets as it has for decades
A funeral and a military-memorial service for victims of the Texas church shooting were held Saturday on a Veterans Day scarred by the knowledge that half the victims had connections to the Air Force. On Sunday, the congregation held its service in a tent large enough to accommodate more than 1,000 people as Pastor Frank Pomeroy urged listeners not to lose their faith or surrender to sadness. First Baptist Church's building is slated for demolition after the Nov. 5 massacre that killed 25 people including a pregnant woman and wounded 20.
Like a hurricane: Miami (Fla.) rises to No. 2 as top 10 get major shakeup
A weekend that featured six top-25 match-ups was bound to see a shakeup in college football. Miami was the weekend's biggest shocker with a 41-8 demolition of Notre Dame, vaulting the Hurricanes to No. 2 in the Amway Coaches Poll. Clemson, which staved off Florida State and is now set to meet the ‘Canes for the ACC title, climbs back up to No. 3 ahead of unbeaten Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Georgia suffered its first loss, falling 40-17 to Auburn and sliding five spots to No. 7. Ohio State dominated Michigan State, 48-3, to climb back into the top 10 at No. 8.