Portal:Current events/2019 April 27
April 27, 2019 (Saturday)
Arts and culture
- The official video for Taylor Swift's "Me!", which premiered Thursday night, breaks Vevo's record for the biggest debut of all time, with at least 56.9 million views in 24 hours. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Disasters and accidents
- Seattle crane collapse
- A construction crane in the South Lake Union of Seattle collapses onto Mercer Street, killing four people. (The Seattle Times)
Law and crime
- Poway synagogue shooting
- One person is killed and multiple people are wounded in a shooting that occurred at a synagogue in Poway, California. (CNN)
- John Earnest, a 19-year-old student at California State University, San Marcos, is arrested after Poway synagogue shooting. (VOA News)
- Oliver North steps down as president of the National Rifle Association as New York attorney general Letitia James opens an investigation against the NRA. (Business Insider) (Vox)