Headlines for: 08-11-1999

ARTIST CREATES ALIEN CHEESECAKE SKETCHES POWAY, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Hollywood's portrayal of aliens as ugly creatures is way off base. It turns out many aliens look like Fran Drescher in lime-green stretch pants.

57-YEAR-OLD CLEANING LADY IS ENGLAND'S HOTTEST NEW STAR CARDIFF, Wales (Wireless Flash) -- A Welsh washerwoman is cleaning up in the British TV ratings as the country's hottest new star.

FRED FLINTSTONE GOES SYMPHONIC SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Although Fred Flintstone is usually associated with "rock music," he'll soon be going classical thanks to a California symphony orchestra.

DREAMING ABOUT NOSES MEANS A POTENTIAL AFFAIR NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Guys, if you want to sniff out some secrets about your love life, just ask your lady if she ever dreams about noses.

BUCK OWENS TURNS 70 TODAY (AUG. 12) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Country music legend Buck Owens turns 70 today and he's celebrating the best way he knows how -- by writing songs and performing music.

RYAN PHILLIPE: FANS CHOICE TO PLAY ANAKIN SKYWALKER DALLAS (Wireless Flash) -- The fans have spoken: They want pretty boy Ryan Phillipe to portray Darth Vader in the next "Star Wars" prequel.

MAMA BEAR WANTS HER PRIVACY WITH PAPA BEAR HARRISBURG, Penn. (Wireless Flash) -- The drought and the black bear mating season are dealing a double whammy for young bears and humans in Pennsylvania.

WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Former MTV VJ "Downtown" Julie Brown is going on the ropes for her latest gig -- "Battle Dome," a TV sports show that's sort of a "WWF meets "American

FORMER SUPREMES WIN LAWSUIT AGAINST MEMBER LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Former Supremes singer Mary Wilson has just received a supreme blow to her career: a judge has ruled she has no right to prevent previous members of the