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St. Louis Youth Group Marks 400 Years Since The First Slaves Arrived In America

Andrea Y. Henderson

In August 1619, 20 Africans were chained and unwillingly brought from West Africa to Point Comfort, Virginia, and sold into slavery. Historians point to…

Government, Politics & Issues

20 Years Before Virginia Blackface Scandal, Mel Carnahan Navigated Similar Revelation In Missouri

Lara Hamdan

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh delved into a local parallel to the current controversy involving Virginia’s top leaders – Democratic…

The seal of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. An ex-agent of the agency charged with allegedly leaking classified information to a New York Times reporter has been granted bond in Virginia. (via Flickr/ Jonathan Narvey)

Ex-CIA agent from O'Fallon charged with leak granted bond

A Virginia judge has granted bond to a former CIA officer from O'Fallon accused of leaking government secrets about Iran to a reporter for the New York…

The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. Ex-CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling of O'Fallon, Mo. waived extradition here today. (via Wikimedia Commons/Matthew Black)

Ex-CIA officer from O'Fallon accused of leak waives extradition

Rachel Lippmann

A former CIA operative accused of disclosing confidential documents to a New York Times reporter has agreed to be returned to Virginia to face…