In honor of the 56th anniversary of the moon landing, which started Florida’s reputation as a rocket launch hub, here’s more about Earth’s natural satellite.

John Oliver brought his quirky humor to minor league baseball with the debut of the Erie Moon Mammoths. The team, rebranded by Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight,” played its first game Saturday.

Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing with a video call to U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Buzz Aldrin pays tribute to the Apollo 11 mission on its anniversary, invoking Kennedy's famous speech and expressing gratitude to all who helped achieve the historic moon landing.

The Moon Mammoths name was inspired by George Moon, an Erie resident who found the bone of a prehistoric mammoth while scuba diving in 1991.

Today is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two people were injured in an early morning shooting in Strawberry Mansion. It happened in the 3100 block of York Street just after midnight Sunday.

The Moon Mammoths were welcomed to Minor League Baseball on Saturday night with the Erie, Pennsylvania Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers rebranding for four games this season.

John Oliver and Fuss E. Mammoth, the Moon Mammoth mascot, are driven onto the field before a game between the Chesapeake Oyster Catchers and the Erie Moon Mammoths at UMPC Park in Erie, Pa., on ...

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin By Associated Press Updated July 20, 2025, 8:20 p.m.