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WILMINGTON, Del. — Republican vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance says Russia is a U. S. adversary but suggests it’s counterproductive to approach Moscow as an enemy. The Ohio senator also said Donald Trump is committed to NATO, the transatlantic military alliance seen as the bulwark preventing further Russian aggression in Europe, although the former president has pledged to “finish the process we began under my administration of fundamentally reevaluating NATO’s purpose and NATO’s mission.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Vance, in a series of television interviews that aired Sunday, nine days before the election, made clear that Trump, if back in the White House, would press European members to spend more on defense and that their administration would work to quickly wind down Moscow’s war in Ukraine that began in February 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops across the border. “We’re not in a war with him, and I don’t want to be in a war with Vladimir Putin’s Russia,” Vance said when pressed during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” on whether Russia is an enemy.

A pedestrian was killed Saturday night in a crash on the edge of Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood, police said. The crash happened near the intersection of East Alameda Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard, according to a 10 p.m. statement from the Denver Police Department on Saturday. The intersection is on the border of Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood, near the Cherry Creek and Belcaro neighborhoods. Police said the pedestrian, an unidentified woman, died at the scene of the crash from her injuries. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | 4 killed in fiery two-car crash in Thornton Crashes and Disasters | Colorado alpinist dies challenging unclimbed face of Himalayan peak Crashes and Disasters | Southbound I-25 reopens in Colorado Springs after crash Crashes and Disasters | Passenger killed in crash near Denver’s Vanderbilt Park early Saturday morning Crashes and Disasters | Man thrown from truck, killed Friday night in Commerce City rollover crash The woman will be identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner at a later date. This is a developing story and may be updated.  Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Stick here for live updates and analysis as the Broncos take on the Panthers at Empower Field at Mile High. Live updates Pre-game updates Good afternoon from Empower Field (12:08 p.m.): It’s yet another picture perfect day for football here. That snow in the forecast for the coming week feels a long way off today.

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U. S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed.

BOULDER — Shedeur Sanders flu under the radar. Dude practiced one day last week. One. Before he went viral, No. 2 felt viral. “It was tough out there getting the chemistry back with everybody,” the CU Buffs’ QB1 explained early Sunday morning, having powered through influenza to throw for 323 yards in a 34-23 win over Cincinnati.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris’ bid to be America’s first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women’s lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women.