×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×PITTSBURGH (AP) — The victory party took on the feel of an evangelical worship service after Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary this month. As a Christian singer led the crowd in song, some raised their arms toward the heavens in praise.Mastriano opened his remarks by evoking Scripture: “God uses the foolish to confound the wise.” He claimed Pennsylvanians’ freedom would be “snatched away” if his Democratic opponent wins in November, and cast the election in starkly religious...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×PITTSBURGH (AP) — The victory party took on the feel of an evangelical worship service after Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary this month. As a Christian singer led the crowd in song, some raised their arms toward the heavens in praise.Mastriano opened his remarks by evoking Scripture: “God uses the foolish to confound the wise.” He claimed Pennsylvanians’ freedom would be “snatched away” if his Democratic opponent wins in November, and cast the election in starkly religious...WW…

By | Orange County RegisterUPDATE (Saturday, July 25):The thought of walking into a cold church seems intimidating to Stefan Marchand. But the beach? Not so much.So, on a recent Friday, he joined hundreds of Christians in a revival worship and baptism in Huntington Beach, right by lifeguard tower 20. It was about 6 in the evening when Marchand, an actor, took a dunk in the cold water. He was enthralled by the “magical lighting” and sheer intensity of the experience, he said.“When I act, everything feels more intensified,” he said. “It was the same feeling I had when I came out of the water,...…By | Orange County RegisterUPDATE (Saturday, July 25):The thought of walking into a cold church seems intimidating to Stefan Marchand. But the beach? Not so much.So, on a recent Friday, he joined hundreds of Christians in a revival worship and baptism in Huntington Beach, right by lifeguard tower 20. It was about 6 in the evening when Marchand, an actor, took a dunk in the cold water. He was enthralled by the “magical lighting” and sheer intensity of the experience, he said.“When I act, everything feels more intensified,” he said. “It was the same feeling I had when I came out of the water,...WW…

By and | Southern California News GroupLarge hospital systems in Southern California are preparing to create more space for patients as cases continue to surge in the region and across the state.One ER physician said hospital CEOs “are getting anxious” about the capacity of their facilities to handle the influx, and some are developing staged plans to ensure they can.From Riverside and San Bernardino counties to Los Angeles and Orange counties, the numbers of patients infected with COVID-19 have been climbing dramatically in the past few weeks.health officials reported Friday that...…By and | Southern California News GroupLarge hospital systems in Southern California are preparing to create more space for patients as cases continue to surge in the region and across the state.One ER physician said hospital CEOs “are getting anxious” about the capacity of their facilities to handle the influx, and some are developing staged plans to ensure they can.From Riverside and San Bernardino counties to Los Angeles and Orange counties, the numbers of patients infected with COVID-19 have been climbing dramatically in the past few weeks.health officials reported Friday that...WW…

By | Orange County RegisterWhen Carolyn Levitan answered the phone, she heard the voice of a man having a full-blown anxiety attack about possibly having contracted coronavirus.He was speaking rapidly. He was worried he had it, and feared giving it to family members. He wondered if it would be alright for him to pet his dog. And then he worried about dying and leaving behind family because he knew others who had died from the virus.These are the types of panic-stricken calls Levitan has been taking as crisis line director at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles. Didi Hirsch is...…By | Orange County RegisterWhen Carolyn Levitan answered the phone, she heard the voice of a man having a full-blown anxiety attack about possibly having contracted coronavirus.He was speaking rapidly. He was worried he had it, and feared giving it to family members. He wondered if it would be alright for him to pet his dog. And then he worried about dying and leaving behind family because he knew others who had died from the virus.These are the types of panic-stricken calls Levitan has been taking as crisis line director at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles. Didi Hirsch is...WW…

By | Orange County RegisterWhen Carolyn Levitan answered the phone, she heard the voice of a man having a full-blown anxiety attack about possibly having contracted coronavirus.He was speaking rapidly. He was worried he had it, and feared giving it to family members. He wondered if it would be alright for him to pet his dog. And then he worried about dying and leaving behind family because he knew others who had died from the virus.These are the types of panic-stricken calls Levitan has been taking as crisis line director at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles. Didi Hirsch is...…By | Orange County RegisterWhen Carolyn Levitan answered the phone, she heard the voice of a man having a full-blown anxiety attack about possibly having contracted coronavirus.He was speaking rapidly. He was worried he had it, and feared giving it to family members. He wondered if it would be alright for him to pet his dog. And then he worried about dying and leaving behind family because he knew others who had died from the virus.These are the types of panic-stricken calls Levitan has been taking as crisis line director at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles. Didi Hirsch is...WW…

By | | Orange County RegisterShow Caption ofLani Valenzuela doesn’t go out much. At 69, the Jurupa Valley resident says she faces a higher risk of suffering from COVID-19 complications. She also cares for her adult brother and two grandsons.But, on a recent morning, Valenzuela donned her large respirator face mask and made a rare trip to the Riverside Sikh Temple in Jurupa Valley, where the United Sikh Mission — with help from scores of volunteers in the local Sikh community — has been distributing about 1,400 meals daily for the past four weeks.Valenzuela sat in her car with her grandson...…By | | Orange County RegisterShow Caption ofLani Valenzuela doesn’t go out much. At 69, the Jurupa Valley resident says she faces a higher risk of suffering from COVID-19 complications. She also cares for her adult brother and two grandsons.But, on a recent morning, Valenzuela donned her large respirator face mask and made a rare trip to the Riverside Sikh Temple in Jurupa Valley, where the United Sikh Mission — with help from scores of volunteers in the local Sikh community — has been distributing about 1,400 meals daily for the past four weeks.Valenzuela sat in her car with her grandson...WW…