Headlines for: 08-16-1999

COCKROACH RACE PROMISES TO PREDICT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LIVINGSTON, N.J. (Wireless Flash) -- Will the outcome of a cockroach race predict who will become the Democratic party's presidential nominee?

NEW TECHNIQUE TRANSFORMS BEER GUTS INTO SEXY PECS CLEARWATER, Fla. (Wireless Flash) -- A Florida beauty expert who makes training bras for women is now training her eyes on men's stomachs.

LEWINSKY INTERESTED IN BRIEFS -- THE LEGAL KIND? NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Monica Lewinsky may have been into President Clinton's briefs -- but now comes word she's developing an interest in legal briefs.

DOC CLAIMS MAGNETIZED FOOD CAN INCREASE LONGEVITY VAN NUYS, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- A Van Nuys, California, nutritionist claims simple refrigerator magnets can help reverse the aging process.

VANDALISM PUSHING PUNK ROCK INTO UNDERGROUND STATUS? NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Punk bands like Blink-182 may be topping the charts right now, but outbursts of concert vandalism threaten to push punk back to its 1980s-era underground.

CAT-FUR CLOTHING UPDATE: WARRANT OUT FOR PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 WASHINGTON (Wireless Flash) -- Remember last winter's scandal involving Asian clothesmakers who made coats trimmed with real dog and cat fur?

WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- You've heard of cafe mocha, but what about "cafe Sosa?" Believe it or not, Chicago Cubs superstar Sammy Sosa credits his slugging success to a bizarre pre-game

MARILYN MONROE'S WEDDING SUIT TO GO ON AUCTION BLOCK NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- A brown wedding suit worn by Marilyn Monroe when she married Joe DiMaggio should net a lot of green when it's auctioned off next month.

DONNIE WAHLBERG TURNS 30 LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Former New Kids On The Block crooner Donnie Wahlberg turns 30 today (Aug. 17) -- and, boy, has he come a long way from his bubblegum pop days.