Al-Shabab threatens more attacks in Kenya...Indianapolis protest...Storms swamp Kentucky

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GARISSA, Kenya (AP) — Islamic militants say there will be more attacks like the one that killed 148 people at a university in northeast Kenya. That word from a service that monitors Islamic websites. Meanwhile, a Kenyan official says that five people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack on Garissa University College on Thursday. And a survivor was found today, hiding under clothes in a cupboard.

BAGHDAD (AP) — A video has surfaced claiming to show the destruction of historic artifacts by Islamic State group extremists in Hatra, an ancient city on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. Hatra is located about 70 miles southwest of the Islamic State-held city of Mosul. The city was capital of the first Arab kingdom and withstood Roman invasions thanks to its high, thick walls reinforced by towers. The video claims to show extremists destroying Hatra with sledgehammers and shooting Kalashnikov assault rifles at priceless statues.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gay-rights activists plan to rally in Indianapolis this Final Four weekend to call for an Indiana law that specifically bars discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The event follows widespread criticism over an Indiana religious rights law that critics said could allow discrimination against gays. Lawmakers have since modified the law, but activists say more is needed and a demonstration is scheduled in downtown Indianapolis today.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says there have been more than 160 water rescues after waves of heavy rain swamped Kentucky. Floodwaters swept a mother and child into a creek and stranded a school bus. In Powell County, Kentucky, Catherine Carlson was killed and her husband was injured when a large tree limb fell on their tent in a campground.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An approaching storm has prompted evacuations in the Philippines. The weather bureau says winds and rains will start battering the eastern seaboard of the main island of Luzon before making landfall early tomorrow. The government has told thousands of residents and tourists to leave coastal areas in the country's northeastern region. The storm had been a typhoon but was downgraded today.