Obama calls Trump 'unfit' for presidency ... Trump University ruling ... Zika threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Showing none of the reticence sitting presidents traditionally have about discussing would-be successors, President Barack Obama said flatly today that GOP nominee Donald Trump is "unfit" to serve. In a joint news conference at the White House with the visiting prime minister of Singapore, Obama also said the business executive is "woefully unprepared" to hold the highest office in the land.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge in San Diego who's been the target of Donald Trump's scorn has blocked the release of videos of the Republican presidential nominee testifying in a lawsuit about the now-defunct Trump University. Judge Gonzalo Curiel, in a ruling today, denied the request from news organizations that wanted full transcripts and video of Trump's recent depositions.

MIAMI (AP) — Health officials are struggling to ease the threat of the Zika virus. The head of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr.Tom Frieden, acknowledged today that mosquitoes spreading the virus in Miami are proving to be harder to wipe out than expected. He says the mosquitoes may be resistant to the insecticides that are being used. Or they may still be finding standing water in which to breed.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's military has revealed that North Korea has fired another ballistic missile into the sea. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was launched toward the waters off the North's east coast. North Korea routinely conducts missile and other weapons tests, but the latest launch came after Pyongyang made angry threats against a U.S. plan to deploy an advanced missile defense system in South Korea by the end of next year.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state toxicologist says North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water was safe to drink when it was contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the 220-page testimony given last month by toxicologist Ken Rudo as part of a lawsuit filed against Duke by a coalition of environmental groups.

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