In brief: Toronto worker stabs four superiors, police say

TORONTO – An employee of a human resources company stabbed his superiors while being fired at a Toronto office building, police said Wednesday.

Police said four people were injured, including one woman who has life-threatening injuries.

Chuang Li, 47, faces three counts of attempted murder and four counts of aggravated assault with a knife.

“He was being fired and I guess then he proceeded to get involved in stabbing some of his bosses and some other employees,” said Dan Darnbrough, a Toronto police detective.

Darnbrough said employees held the man before police arrived. A 32-year-old woman and three men between the ages of 35 and 45 were injured, he said. Three remained hospitalized.

Culture secretary resigns amid expense concerns

LONDON – British Culture Secretary Maria Miller, who was in charge of legislation on press regulation and gay marriage, resigned Wednesday after an embarrassing row over her parliamentary expense account.

Prime Minister David Cameron, who had backed Miller over the past week despite mounting concerns of a number of people in his Conservative Party, accepted her decision and said he hoped she could sometime return to the Cabinet.