In brief: North Korea arrests NYU student for entry

PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korea said Saturday it has arrested a South Korean student of New York University for illegally entering the country from China last month.

Won Moon Joo, who North Korea said has permanent residency in the U.S. and lives in New Jersey, was arrested April 22 after crossing the Amnok River from the Chinese town of Dandong, the official Korean Central News Agency said.

The 21-year-old man is being questioned by state authorities and has admitted his actions were in violation of North Korean law, the agency said.

In New York, a spokesman for New York University, John Beckman, confirmed that Joo was a junior at NYU’s Stern School of Business, but was not taking classes this semester and the university was unaware of his travels.

He said the university was in touch with the U.S. State Department and the South Korean Embassy.

Shopper shoots man in suspected carjacking

OREM, Utah – Police say a shopper with a concealed weapons permit fatally shot a suspect to thwart a carjacking Saturday outside a Utah grocery store.

Investigators said the 31-year-old male shooter was in Macey’s parking lot in Orem, 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, when he heard a woman’s screams as she was being pulled from her SUV by the suspect.

The man told police he went to assist the woman and fired one round after the 27-year-old male suspect lunged at him in an attempt to grab his gun.

The suspect, who was shot in the chest, later died at a hospital.

Police Capt. Ned Jackson told KSL he didn’t think the shooter would face charges, but the investigation is ongoing.

The names of the shooter and suspect weren’t immediately released.

4.2-quake centered in southwestern Michigan

DETROIT – Geological experts said a small earthquake centered in southwestern Michigan was felt around the state and other parts of the Upper Midwest.

U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Paul Caruso said the 4.2-magnitude temblor was recorded shortly after noon Saturday. Its epicenter was about 9 miles southeast of Kalamazoo near Galesburg.

There were no reports of damage or injuries. Caruso said that’s common for quakes of this magnitude.

People reported feeling the earthquake in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said in a statement that earthquakes are rare in the state. He added that the lack of major problems is “fortunate because we are acutely aware of the challenges posed by such natural disasters in other parts of the world recently.”