Items found in a remote hunting cabin have been sent to labs for DNA testing to determine if they are linked to a pair of convicted killers who escaped from a nearby prison more than two weeks ago, US authorities have said.

USA: Authorities say an Orlando man panicked after robbing someone of a phone and shot himself while fleeing the scene and eventually flagged down a deputy for help.

USA: Two men who vandalised a historic military structure at a national park near San Francisco had to be rescued after they were stranded on a steep cliff while trying to escape.

A fugitive suspected of shooting dead a New York state trooper and wounding two others while on the run for more than five months surrendered to police who had cornered him in a field just over the Pennsylvania border early today.

The owner of the US boat that capsized on Lake George, killing 20 elderly tourists, could face a fine as small as €21 for failing to have enough crew members on board, police said today.