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WASHINGTON California and Southern farmers renewed their case Thursday for some kind of an agricultural guest-worker program, but they're sailing against the wind.

This is the University of Washington's new math: 18 percent of its freshmen come from abroad, most from China.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf , the largest privately-held specialty coffee and tea retailer in the U.S., is scheduled to open its first DC location at the Washington Hilton in mid-February. The family-grown, California-based retailer has over 800 locations worldwide.

Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

The Food and Drug Administration has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of an illegal fungicide.

Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

In this June 28, 2011 file photo, other autos are reflected in the curved bumper of a Toyota Prius hybrid auto bearing California DMV decals in Los Angeles.