Top 10 stories in US: Women in combat, female sex pill, prep school rape, Hillary Clinton and Obama, more

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<br>WOMEN IN COMPBAT</br> <br>Two women have now passed the U.S. Army's grueling Ranger test, and even tougher and more dangerous jobs could lie ahead. The military services are poised to allow women to serve in most front-line combat jobs, including special operations forces, senior officials told The Associated Press. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>FEMALE SEX PILL</br> <br>The Food and Drug Administration approves the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men. (Reuters) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>PREP SCHOOL RAPE</br> <br>Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the trial of a prep school graduate charged with raping a freshman girl as part of a campus practice of sexual conquest tell jurors the case hinges on the accuser's credibility. Prosecutor Catherine Ruffle said in her opening statement that Owen Labrie (Left), of Tunbridge, Vermont, raped the 15-year-old girl at a campus building as part of the Senior Salute at the prestigious St. Paul's School in Concord. She referred to the practice as “the context for this entire event.'' (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON-OBAMA</br> <br>Hillary Rodham Clinton is voicing opposition to President Barack Obama's move to allow drilling in the Alaska Arctic and his delays on Keystone XL, in some of the first signs of how she'll seek to differentiate herself from the outgoing president. (Reuters) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>GOOGLE-WIRELESS ROUTER</br> <br>Google is making a Wi-Fi router as part of its ambition to provide better Internet connections that make it easier for people to access its digital services and see more of its online advertising. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>OBAMA-METHANE-EMISSIONS</br> <br>The Obama administration proposes cutting methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade, part of an effort by President Barack Obama to curb climate change. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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br>SUBWAY SPOKESMAN-RAID</br> <br>Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges, an Indiana television station reports. The report on Fox 59 comes six weeks after authorities seized electronics and other items from Fogle's home in Zionsville, an affluent Indianapolis suburb. Citing sources it did not identify, the station said Fogle would enter a plea Wednesday. The 37-year-old Fogle became a Subway pitchman more than 15 years ago after shedding more than 200 pounds as a college student, in part by eating the chain's sandwiches. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>VOLKSWAGEN-AIR BAG PROBE</br> <br>A June collision between a Volkswagen SUV and a deer in which a side air bag inflated with too much force has triggered a federal investigation and raised questions about the safety of newer air bags made by Takata Corp. of Japan. By Auto Writer Tom Krisher. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>MORGAN FREEMAN-GRANDDAUGHTER DEAD</br> <br>Morgan Freeman's step-granddaughter was an up-and-coming actress who had briefly given up her career in frustration only to return to New York with renewed spirit and a starring part in an independent film. “My dream has come true and it's just beginning. Life can make you want to give up or walk away; sometimes it gives you the strength to appreciate when you do get your happy ending,'' Edena Hines wrote on her blog. The 33-year-old actress, who sometimes went as E'dena, was fatally stabbed on Sunday in front of her Upper Manhattan apartment building. Her boyfriend has been arrested on murder charges. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>

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<br>MUSIC-BEATLES-AUCTION</br> <br>The Beatles' first recording contract was signed in Hamburg, Germany, where the band honed its craft performing in the city's boisterous nightclub district. The 1961 recording session produced the single “My Bonnie.'' It was released on the Polydor label in Germany only and never hit the top charts. But the tune led directly to the Beatles' discovery back home, a contract with EMI the following year and their first hit, “Love Me Do.'' Heritage Auctions will auction the six-page contract in New York on Sept. 19 for an estimated $150,000. It's the centerpiece of a Beatles collection spanning the band's entire career. It's being sold by the estate of Uwe Blaschke, a German graphic designer and noted Beatles historian who died in 2010. (AP) (19/08/2015)</br>