FINALLY

Separation: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank and actor husband Chad Lowe have separated after more than eight years of marriage, Swank’s manager confirmed Monday.

Publishing: Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and children’s publisher Scholastic Corp. will issue an illustrated book about a typical day in his life as told by Splash, his Portuguese water dog. Kennedy’s proceeds from the 56-page book, due out in May, will go to charity.

Love lost: A mortgage company has foreclosed on a bungalow in Littlerock, Wash., owned by Courtney Love after the widow of singer Kurt Cobain failed to keep up the mortgage payments.