GEOFF BENNETT: And we start the day's other headlines in South Florida.

Federal investigators say parts of a private jet appear to have broken off before it crashed yesterday, killing all nine people on board.

This image from a driver dashcam captured the moment of impact, which caused a massive explosion and left behind a crater near West Palm Beach.

National safety officials say they're looking far beyond the crash site for evidence of what went wrong.

THOMAS CHAPMAN, National Transportation Safety Board: We do have some indication that the aircraft was breaking up before impact.

And so some of this is yet to be determined.

We may find parts of the aircraft some distance away from the actual impact site.

GEOFF BENNETT: The pilot of the Bahamas-bound Learjet 60 reported ice and turbulence to air traffic control before it rapidly descended.

Officials have not released the names of the victims.

In Washington, D.C., a federal judge dismissed the charges today against two former FBI officials, saying the case against them can only be described as weaponization.

Nikki Flores and Bradley Benavides had been accused of lying to Congress in 2023 about their knowledge of efforts to investigate Hunter Biden's laptop.

Last week, the same judge criticized prosecutors for trying to add additional charges without going through the proper procedures.

Those two were dropped.

The Justice Department could still pursue a grand jury indictment against the two former officials.

In Massachusetts, a federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard University today over whether it uses race as a factor in its admissions.

The DOJ had sued the Ivy League school earlier this year for access to years of admissions data.

The administration alleged that Harvard was not complying with the 2023 Supreme Court decision that prohibits race-based admissions programs.

But the judge sided with Harvard, whose lawyers said the case was intended to punish the school for refusing other administration demands.

Turning overseas now, supermarkets across Europe reported a new wave of cyber attacks targeting their refrigeration systems today.

At least one store said hackers remotely raise temperatures in refrigerators and freezers to as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, forcing employees to throw out spoiled food.

Incidents were reported in several countries, including Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

RICKARD NILSSON, Store Manager (through translator): Some organization hacked into the temperature monitoring system.

It's insane.

I don't see what they stand to gain from it.

It's a form of terrorism really.

GEOFF BENNETT: It follows a similar cybersecurity incident in France last month.

Authorities have not identified who was behind the attacks, and no one has claimed responsibility.

The FDA has approved a generic version of the world's only twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV.

The medication is called lenacapavir, and it's expected to cost around $40 per person each year.

That makes it comparable in price to daily medications, but experts point out the convenience of only needing two doses a year.

It's a major step toward making the drug more available in around 120 low- and middle-income countries.

The Kennedy Center has announced its latest group of honorees as the ceremony prepares for the first time ever to be held off-site.

This year's honors will recognize Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, 16-time Grammy winning producer and composer David Foster, legendary singer-songwriter Paul Anka, Country Music Hall of Fame artist Barbara Mandrell, and Oscar nominated actor Andy Garcia.

The Kennedy Center itself has been closed for months amid a legal battle over President Trump's plans to renovate the building and add his name to it, forcing the December 7 ceremony to move to Washington's Capital One Arena.

Today, a 57-year-old British man completed an extraordinary journey, walking 31,000 miles across the world over nearly three decades.

WOMAN: Where have you been?

KARL BUSHBY, British Adventurer: Where have I been?

Well, we're back now.

GEOFF BENNETT: Karl Bushby embraced his mother as he returned home to Hull -- that's in Northern England -- after his extraordinary journey.

The former paratrooper set out from the southern tip of Chile in November 1998 at just 29 years old, inspired by an idea from his father, who was an Army veteran.

Bushby's journey took him through some 30 countries across four continents.

Along the way, he reflected on what kept him going.

KARL BUSHBY: It's a mix of the mission, the challenge.

Behind the scenes there, there was the wanderlust, a guy who had an affinity for horizons.

GEOFF BENNETT: Bushby was determined to make the entire journey on foot, never hitchhiking or relying on transportation, but his trek was delayed for long stretches by the COVID pandemic, border restrictions, and other obstacles.

On Wall Street today's stocks ended mixed amid ongoing concerns in the AI sector.

The Dow Jones industrial average managed a gain of about 200 points, but the Nasdaq dropped more than 1 percent.

The S&P 500 also started the week in negative territory.

And Milton Coleman, a pioneering editor at The Washington Post who broke racial barriers and helped shape generations of journalists, has died.

Coleman was the first Black journalist named to the paper's masthead and rose to become its highest-ranking Black editor.

He oversaw The Post's local news coverage, mentored generations of journalists, and championed efforts to make newsrooms more representative of the communities they cover.

Milton Coleman was 79 years old.

Still to come on the "News Hour": Muslim communities and candidates face growing anti-Muslim hostility during this election season; Amy Walter and Tamara Keith discuss the state of the races on the eve of Election Day; and we examine how the Associated Press makes critical race calls on election night.