US, Japan forge open skies agreement The U.S. and Japan reached a landmark agreement Friday to relax limits on flights between the two countries, opening up the possibility of broader cross-border airline alliances and more options for air travelers. Snow-blanketed US battles freezing winds and ice CHICAGO (AFP) - Heavy snow blanketed much of the central United States Thursday after a massive winter storm left residents battling frigid temperatures and icy roads. Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind DES MOINES, Iowa - A fierce winter storm hammered more than a dozen states Tuesday with dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds that threatened to create 15-foot drifts in parts of the Upper Midwest.
Big US box office kiss for Disney's 'Frog Princess' LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Disney's groundbreaking "The Princess and the Frog," which features the hit-making studio's first African-American animated heroine, topped the weekend North American box office, according to industry estimates Sunday.
African-American princess joins Disney royals LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Seventy-two years after Snow White first emerged on the silver screen, Disney's exclusive pantheon of fairytale royals is about to get another member to delight little girls around the world.