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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Newly released Putnam County Sheriff’s Office body-worn camera video shows the moments before and after a pipe bomb exploded on a deputy in April. Action News Jax told you when Charles Legault of Crescent City, was stopped for a traffic violation on Fri., April 5 at the intersection of Moseley Avenue and U.S. 17 in Palatka. Sgt. Ryan Owens was searching the vehicle when a makeshift “pipe bomb” discharged, releasing a white substance on Owens. It was later determined to be chlorine and brake fluid cleaner. The video, which is about 16 minutes long, starts with...

The compassionate soul of the Democratic party died Tuesday night at about 9:50 EST. The moment was when President Trump honored fallen Navy SEAL Ryan Owens during his speech to the joint session of Congress. Trump turned and addressed the soldier’s weeping widow, Carryn, who lost her husband less than a month ago, and declared, “Ryan’s legacy is etched into eternity. Thank you.” The room erupted with applause, led by the president, all while Carryn Owens, mother of three, unable to contain the grief of her broken heart, wept. Looking to the sky, she mouthed the words “I love you”...

CNN's Van Jones is a frequent Trump critic if there ever was one. But after the president's speech to the nation on Tuesday night, Jones got emotional and was clearly impressed by Trump's handling of one particular part of the speech. Jones said Trump's tribute to Navy SEAL Ryan Owens, who died in a raid in Yemen, was “one of the most extraordinary moments you have ever seen in American politics, period” and that it was the moment Trump “became president of the United States.” He also said it's the kind of thing that could make Trump a two-term president....

Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, 36, of Peoria, Ill., died after he was wounded during a nighttime raid on an al-Qaeda-held village in southwestern Yemen on Saturday.