STUDENT BORDER BUST
DERBY LINE, Vt. (AP) — A ski trip turned out to be a bust for 30 Boston-area college students. The students were searched after their chartered buses crossed back into the U.S. from Canada. Vermont state troopers say 26 students were cited for underage alcohol. Others face pot and drug charges. U.S. customs officials note the legal drinking age in Quebec is 18, but in the states it's 21. While 18-year-olds can legally buy booze north of the border, they can't bring it back into the U.S. Some of the students may also face university disciplinary action.
ART AUCTION-THE SCREAM
NEW YORK (AP) — It's enough to make you scream. One of four versions of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" is going up for auction. Selling price? Try about 80 million bucks -- or maybe even more. That's the estimate from Sotheby's auction house in New York. You've probably seen reproductions of The Scream. The 1895 drawing is of a man holding his head and screaming under a streaked, blood-red sky. It's the only version still in private hands. The work goes on pre-sale display at Sotheby's in London and New York in April.
PANCAKE RACE
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — It's a race to flip over. Eighteen-year-old Devon Byrnes of Olney, England, is the winner of the Shrove Tuesday trans-Atlantic pancake race. It's an annual tradition, with women in Britain and Liberal, Kansas, competing. The racers have to run a course with a frying pan, flipping a pancake at the beginning and the end. The Pancake race marks the last day before the start of Lent. Byrnes beat the best Kansas pancake race time by 10 seconds.
BLACKJACK LEADS TO ARREST
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Mateen Johnson's good luck didn't turn out to be so good, after all. He won $2,500 playing blackjack at a casino near Philadelphia. But police say he was wanted on drug charges. Johnson was busted after he had to produce I-D to collect his winnings, at the Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino in Bucks County. The Altoona Mirror reports Johnson told police he expected to be arrested soon. He says he was trying to win enough at blackjack to make bail.
STARBUCKS LAWSUIT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Is making coffee a two-handed job? Eli Pierre doesn't think so. He's suing Starbucks for discrimination. Pierre was born with half a left arm. He applied for a Starbucks job in San Diego. He contends the store manager told him a one-armed man wouldn't be able to do the job. Pierre is a former bartender and says he was never given the chance to explain his capabilities. The company disputes his version. Starbucks counters that Pierre's application was given careful consideration.
CIVILITY PRIZE-JOURNALISTS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Play nice! At least a couple of guys in Washington are heeding the advice of just about every mom. Allegheny College is honoring columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields with the school's first Prize for Civility in Public Life. They often have opposite political views. But the school says Brooks and Shields maintain "steadfast civility" in their public commentary. Brooks and Shields debate each week on the "PBS NewsHour." Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times, while Shields is a syndicated columnist.
''AMERICAN IDOL"
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- We're getting closer to finding out who the semifinalists on "American Idol" will be. The remaining 40 or so contestants will sing for the judges tonight. By the end of tomorrow night's episode, we'll be down to the final 24.
JENNIFER ANISTON - NO PROBLEM WITH TAKING OFF CLOTHES FOR "WANDERLUST"
UNDATED (AP) -- Jennifer Aniston had no problem taking off her clothes for "Wanderlust." She tells "ET Canada" that various members of the cast are "bottomless, topless." She says her nude scenes were done "in the spirit of the movie." She says they were "liberating." Wanderlust opens on Friday.
SERGIO MENDES UPSET ABOUT OSCAR SONGS NOT BEING PART OF TELECAST
NEW YORK (AP) -- If "Real in Rio" wins best song at the Oscars, it could be an interesting acceptance speech by Sergio Mendes. He co-wrote the song and is upset that the song nominees aren't being sung during the telecast. He says he's "very frustrated" and "kind of sad." He says "Real in Rio" is "such a lively song." There are only two nominees in the category. The other is "Man or Muppet" by Bret McKenzie of "Flight of the Conchords."
WILL FERRELL, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS AT THE OSCARS
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) -- If there's one moment during the Oscars you don't want to be in the kitchen getting a snack, it's when Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis (gal-ih-fih-NAH'-kihs) are on stage. They'll be giving out an award. But they're sure to do something weird. Ferrell's been on the Oscars before, Galifianakis has not.
''SAFE HOUSE"
NEW YORK (AP) -- The director of "Safe House" asked Ryan Reynolds to tone down his charisma while co-starring in in the movie. Daniel Espinosa thinks Reynolds is like "a young Robert Redford." Espinosa says Redford became a star because he didn't "play into" his natural charisma when he was starting out. Espinosa told Reynolds to do the same: just "play the scene."
''THIS MEANS WAR" - CHELSEA HANDLER
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chelsea Handler and Reese Witherspoon are different in every way you can think of, so, of course, they have different acting styles. Handler says Witherspoon is a professional and she's "completely unprofessional." Handler jokes that she didn't prepare anything before making "This Means War," and didn't even read the script. But she says those differences are what made filming the movie "really fun."