No Gags, Please: Score one for Ivana...

No Gags, Please: Score one for Ivana Trump. A New York judge signed a decree this week to finalize the divorce settlement between her and her ex-husband, financially troubled Donald Trump. The judge also dropped a gag order that Donald claimed banned Ivana from talking about their marriage. Meanwhile, Ivana has been seen out three consecutive nights this week with her new boyfriend, California inventor Ken Lieberman.

The Daily Mecham: Evan Mecham, who claims Arizona newspapers helped wreck his political career, is starting his own tabloid. Mecham, the first U.S. governor to be impeached in 60 years, said in Phoenix his Arizona Newsday will be evenhanded despite his reputation as an ultra-conservative. “I have no ax to grind with anyone,” he said. Mecham’s brief governorship included his conviction for illegally loaning money.

It Translates: Couturier Pierre Cardin Wednesday received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, one of Japan’s highest awards. Japan Ambassador Akitane Kiuchi pinned the French entrepreneur-designer with the medal for his work in trade and the arts between France and Japan. “Cardin is an ambassador of not just French, but international fashion,” Kiuchi said.

She’s Got Rhythm: Queen Elizabeth II remained poker-faced during an exuberant performance by a gospel choir in Houston Wednesday, but she apparently could not control her feet. As Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire and other officials smiled, clapped and swayed to rousing hymns at Antioch Baptist Church, the queen demurely tapped her toes. Until then, some onlookers were dismayed by the queen’s subdued reaction. “The royal foot showed that the queen did enjoy herself,” said one church member.