Wes Moore

Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, U.S. media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.

The complex process of clearing the tangled wreckage of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed spectacularly this week was set to begin Saturday with removal of a first section, officials said.

The collapse killed six people and blocked traffic through the busy U.S. port.