A former State Department official and his wife admitted in federal court that they spied for Cuba over the past three decades, receiving their coded instructions over a shortwave radio and passing along information to intelligence operatives in “dead drops” and “hand-to-hand” passes. Walter K. Myers, 72, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit espionage and wire fraud. His wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 71, pleaded guilty to conspiring to gather and transmit national defense information. Under the plea deal, Walter Myers faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison, and his wife, 6 to 7 1/2 years. Both agreed to give extensive debriefings to U.S. law enforcement officials before they are sentenced. No sentencing date was set. (WaPo)