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A Chinese tourist was beaten unconscious after being mistaken for a petitioner who wanted to lobby the authorities in Beijing, state media report.

Authorities in suburban Chicago have charged a high school student in the deaths of his parents, who were found beaten in their home.

The video appeared on a Russian news Web site on Monday, illustrating the severity of an attack that drew attention from domestic and foreign groups defending journalists’ rights.

Authorities say an 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly beating to death his 94-year-old roommate at an Orange County nursing home.