Scott Walker Quits 2016 Presidential Field  —  ALEXANDER BURNS, PATRICK HEALY AND TRIP GABRIEL  —  Short of support and cash, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, saying he had been “called to lead by helping to clear the field,” announced Monday that he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Apple Speeds Up Electric-Car Work  —  Consumer-Electronics Maker Aims to Finalize First Vehicle in 2019  —  Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to people familiar with the matter.

Secret Service chief apologizes for how group of cancer-stricken kids was treated  —  The head of the Secret Service apologized for how a group of children suffering from cancer and their supporters were treated after they said they were pushed out of Lafayette Square on Saturday night.

Hillary's latest excuse: ‘There is no evidence’  —  Months into her e-mail scandal, Hillary Clinton is still trying to get away with lines like, “There's no evidence of that.”  Oh, and answering questions with laughter.  —  No wonder she keeps falling in the polls — behind …

OBAMA READY TO ENDORSE BIDEN—WITH CONDITIONS  —  The talk in Democratic Party circles is that Barack Obama has told Joe Biden that he is prepared to endorse him for president if, in return, Biden promises to let Obama have a final say in the choice of his vice presidential running mate.

Court Suspends Pennsylvania Attorney General's Law License  — Shares-

A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug's Price Raises Protests  —  Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening parasitic infection.

I'm a pedophile, but not a monster  —  I'm attracted to children but unwilling to act on it.  Before judging me harshly, would you be willing to listen?  —  I was born without my right hand.  As a child, this deformity quickly set me apart from my peers.

Planned Parenthood called to testify  —  <p>The House Oversight Committee plans to call Planned Parenthood to a hearing on the undercover videos one day before the government is due to run out of money, according to Democrats on the committee.</p><p> Democratic members are demanding that David Daleiden …

Why allow women in combat if we won't allow them to compete alongside men in sport  —  Later this month the United States will almost certainly approve women in all combat positions.  It's a mistake whose time has logically come.  —  I know, I know.  Debate is closed on this issue.

Far from destroying our democracy, he's exposing all its phoniness and corruption in ways as serious as he is not.  And changing it in the process.  —  As the summer of Donald Trump came to its end — and the prospect of a springtime for Trump no longer seemed like a gag …

Why I love the pope, even as a conservative: Column  —  Pope Francis doesn't fit into America's political boxes.  Neither do Catholics fit into news media narrative.  —  I have a confession: I'm a conservative, and I love Pope Francis.  —  In the lead-up to his visit this week …

VIDEO: Rat Drags Entire Slice of Pizza Down Subway Stairs  —  The industrious rodent almost made it all the way down to the platform.  —  EAST VILLAGE  —  Comedian Matt Little was traveling home on the L train Sunday night when he saw the hungry rodent.  —  MIDTOWN