Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

• Towns near NM fire, nuclear lab wary of smoke (AP)
• NATO-Afghan raid ends hotel assault; 19 dead (AP)
• Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Cairo (AP)
• Gay couples to sue NJ, seeking same-sex marriage (AP)
• AP Source: BofA nears $8.5B mortgage settlement (AP)
• Bin Laden raid has fallout for Pakistani students (AP)
• Greek deputies set to back key austerity bill (AP)
• Commander: Special operations forces under stress (AP)
• Calif. budget disliked by Democrats, Republicans (AP)
• Maria Sharapova back into Wimbledon semifinals (AP)
• BofA near $8.5 billion settlement on securities (Reuters)
• Greek lawmakers seen backing austerity (Reuters)
• Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 10 (Reuters)
• Obama defends record in campaign-style Iowa stop (Reuters)
• Asia looks to "friend" Lagarde to honor IMF (Reuters)
• SEC to propose conduct rules for swap dealers (Reuters)
• Tax standoff blocks progress in debt talks (Reuters)
• Decline in home prices ebbs, consumers gloomy (Reuters)
• Ten killed as Taliban storm Kabul hotel (AFP)
• New clashes ahead of Greek parliament austerity vote (AFP)