Headlines from Feb. 15-19:
- Bill Cosby sues accuser (CNN)
Bill Cosby filed a lawsuit against the woman whose 2004 sexual assault accusations initiated the recent charges against Cosby. His lawsuit hinges on the alleged violation of a decade-old civil settlement. Along with the accuser, Andrea Constand, Cosby’s suit includes her mother, two of Constand’s lawyers and American Media Inc., owner of the National Enquirer. Cosby alleges that all five defendants violated a 2006 agreement that settled civil suits that Constand had filed against the comedian and American Media a year earlier. Cosby is seeking repayment of money paid to settle the lawsuit. His criminal case will return to court March 8 for a preliminary hearing.
- Former president Clinton is coming to OKC (NewsOK)
Former president Bill Clinton will be in Oklahoma City on Sunday to campaign on behalf of his wife, Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton will be speaking at a fundraiser reception at 6 p.m. with tickets starting at $1,000 to attend. This visit will be the second visit from the former president to Oklahoma City in the past year. Last year, he spoke at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
- Donald Trump buys Jeb Bush’s expired domain name (Washington Times)
Over the weekend, presidential candidate Donald Trump purchased opposing candidate Jeb Bush’s namesake online to redirect the search to Trump’s own campaign website. If an online searcher goes to www.jebbush.com, instead of going to a site that describes the former Florida governor and his platform to become United States’ president, it redirects to Mr. Trump’s campaign website, which promises to “Make America Great Again.”
- Oklahoma DHS offers buyouts to 413 employees (NewsOK)
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services sent official buyout offers to 413 employees, throughout the state, in an attempt to save almost $12 million in payroll costs. Facing more than $68 million in budget reductions over the next 18 months, DHS administrators asked employees to submit their names if they would be interested in accepting buyouts last month. The 413 employees who were chosen came from a pool of 535 employees who expressed interest in taking voluntary buyouts. Employees who choose to go through with the optional buyout will leave the agency March 15.
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