Aide Disputes Donald Trump's Claim Paul Ryan Called Him After ... and other top stories.

• Aide Disputes Donald Trump's Claim Paul Ryan Called Him After ...

  

  PhotoDonald J. Trump at a campaign event in Charleston, W.Va., on Thursday.Credit Ty Wright for The New York Times Updated, 11:25 p.m. | Donald J. Trump said he was was “blindsided” when Paul D. Ryan, the House speaker, withheld an endorsement from him this week, saying that Mr. Ryan had called to congratulate him after he won the New York primary on April 19. “I was blindsided a little bit, because he spoke to me three weeks ago, and it was a very nice call, a very encouraging call,” Mr. Trum..

  >> view original



• Masters of Prose Warm Up to Children's Picture Books

  

  Picture books, typically written for 3- to 7-year-olds, could represent the next frontier for writers seeking to further expand their audiences by reaching an even younger demographic. It also may help them hook impressionable young readers — sometimes before they can even read.Some prominent authors have turned to picture books late in their careers, motivated in part by the desire to write something their grandchildren could appreciate. “I tried to see things from their point of view,” said M..

  >> view original

Cavaliers vs. Hawks, NBA playoff results 2016: Cleveland up 3-0 after 121-108 torching .	Clock starts for voters to reject new California tobacco age .
China's booming middle class augurs well for Apple, says Tim Cook .	New York City Casts a Net to Catch the Next Big Start-Up .