Five things you need to know today

1 Hours after confirming her engagement to Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.

2 Jack Jordan, a 37-year-old out-of-work lifeguard and pool cleaner, was convicted Tuesday of stalking and harassing Uma Thurman.

3 Nearly 25 years after leaving Syracuse University, Vanessa Williams will get her bachelor of fine arts degree. The actress-singer attended Syracuse' as a musical theater major from 1981-83.

4 Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought Rocky Road, Pralines 'n Cream and other ice cream concoctions to every corner of America, died Monday at age 90.

5 About 3,500 American soldiers are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced, as part of the reduction in troop strength following last year's "surge."