North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military said Friday. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of the military demarcation line Thursday night and conducted a “guiding operation” to take the person into custody. The Joint Chiefs said it wasn’t immediately detecting any signs of unusual military activity by the North.