WBUR TODAY: Home at last
❤️ Donate Wednesday, August 12, 2026 ☀️ Sunny, high of 85. Good Morning Boston, Do you have some blood to spare? The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood as supply levels hit dangerously low levels. It's the worst shortage since January 2022. So if you can, roll up that sleeve. But first, the news: Finally home: A Massachusetts resident and veteran who was held in Russia for more than four years is now back in the United States. Robert Gilman, 32, had been held in prison under abusive conditions and was seriously ill and near death, according to Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free him and other American detainees abroad. No exchange of hostages took place, according to President Trump. This was a "humanitarian release" on the part of the Russian government, according to Kieran Ramsey, chief investigative officer for Global Reach. "Ultimately, though, it was Robert's precarious health situation that enabled the U.S. government to...