Chaos erupted outside Texas' death chamber when the son of a condemned inmate became aggressive, shouted obscenities and threw fists after his father spoke his final words.

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a plane crash in the US that killed four people, authorities said today.

Prosecutors reached a plea deal with the man accused of plotting to abduct the young son of television talk show host David Letterman, allowing him to plead guilty to lesser charges and dropping a kidnapping-related charge in return.