PEOPLE IN THE NEWS:

Dionne Warwick said a little prayer -- and got her marijuana-possession
misdemeanor charge dropped on Wednesday.

The state of Florida said the 61-year-old singer completed a pretrial
program aimed at giving first-time offenders a second chance, so the case
would be dismissed. Warwick also underwent medical tests to confirm she did
not have a drug problem.

The Grammy winner was charged in May in Miami when 11 marijuana cigarettes
were found in her lipstick case. She says she is "puzzled about exactly
what happened."

Compiled by P-I reporter Ellen A. Kim.