Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

• Durable goods orders fall 2.1 percent in June (AP)
• Default fears accompanying Hill stalemate on debt (AP)
• Conservative leader takes fight to his own party (AP)
• Norway PM: Attacks response to be 'more democracy' (AP)
• Low taxes, high health costs make US choices tough (AP)
• Analysis: Another sex scandal last thing DC needs (AP)
• Rains, mudslides kill 32, cause havoc in SKorea (AP)
• Police: Freestyle Olympic skier kills self in Utah (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills Kandahar mayor in Afghanistan (AP)
• For some, hypnosis eases pain, recovery of surgery (AP)
• Obama seeks "Plan B" as debt plans stall (Reuters)
• June durable goods orders fall on transportation (Reuters)
• Exclusive: SEC builds new tips machine to catch the next Madoff (Reuters)
• Analysis: QE3 may do more harm than good (Reuters)
• Is default deadline truly Aug 2? Analysts say no (Reuters)
• Boeing posts second-quarter profit, higher revenue (Reuters)
• Amazon revenue, spending surges; stock jumps (Reuters)
• Daimler sees emerging market car demand cooling (Reuters)
• Afghan mayor assassinated in troubled south (AFP)
• US debt deal elusive as default deadline looms (AFP)