Gabriel Setas, center, wearing his crown, takes part in a procession after being chosen as the new "king" during the local Kings' Feast in the village of Vale de Salgueiro, northern Portugal, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. At right, the replaced "king" Alexandre Taveira carries a statue of Saint Stephen. Each year a "king" is appointed to be responsible for organizing the village's Epiphany celebrations, called Kings' Feast. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Gabriel Setas, center, wearing his crown, takes part in a procession after being chosen as the new "king" during the local Kings' Feast in the village of Vale de Salgueiro, northern Portugal, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. At right, the replaced "king" Alexandre Taveira carries a statue of Saint Stephen. Each year a "king" is appointed to be responsible for organizing the village's Epiphany celebrations, called Kings' Feast. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Credit: Armando Franca

Portuguese Town Encourages Children to Smoke at Epiphany

Vale De Salgueiro, Portugal — The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, some as young as 5, to smoke cigarettes.

Locals say the practice has been passed down for centuries as part of a celebration of life tied to the Christian Epiphany and the winter solstice — but nobody is sure what it symbolizes or exactly why parents buy the packs of cigarettes for their children and encourage them to take part.

The two-day celebrations, which started Friday and ended Saturday with a Mass, included dancing around bonfires, a piper playing music and an elected “king” who distributed plentiful wine and snacks.

The legal age to purchase tobacco in Portugal is 18, but nothing prohibits parents from giving kids cigarettes and Portuguese authorities don’t intervene to stop the practice.

Judge Aims to Referee Fight Over Charles Manson’s Remains

Sacramento, Calif. — The fight over the body and possessions of apocalyptic cult leader Charles Manson has fragmented into at least three camps competing over an estate that could cash in on songs he wrote that were used by The Beach Boys and Guns N’ Roses.

Manson, 83, died in November nearly a half-century after he orchestrated the 1969 killings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and eight other people.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge today will try to sort out at least two conflicting wills and claims by a purported son, grandson and pen pal who all seek control of an estate that includes commercial rights to his name, image and mementos that can fetch thousands of dollars from “murderabilia” collectors.

“We think Manson’s worth more than anyone realizes,” said Mike Smith, a music agent for a man who claims Manson fathered him during an orgy. “There’s a lot of money there.”

The hearing seeks to name an attorney to administer Manson’s estate on behalf of purported grandson Jason Freeman, who claims to be the rightful next of kin. Court documents show Freeman is the son of the late Charles Manson Jr. and the grandson of Charles Manson and his first wife, Rosalie Willis.

Water Main Breaks, Shuts Down Terminal at JFK Airport

New York — A terminal at Kennedy International Airport was evacuated Sunday afternoon after a water main broke, causing flight delays and exacerbating other lingering effects of Thursday’s winter storm.

Images from a CNN report showed standing water in Terminal 4 in the busy New York hub.

Passengers should expect flight delays and check with their airlines before heading to the airport, the airport tweeted.

Sunday’s flooding is the latest of many troubles at the airport since Thursday’s storm. Scores of flights have been rescheduled since Thursday, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded. Travelers Saturday faced a series issues, including frozen equipment breakdowns, difficulties in baggage handling, staff shortages, and heavier than typical passenger loads, the port authority said. The problems prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to divert more than a dozen flights Saturday night.

Police Chief Arrested for Soliciting Sex from Underage Teen

Leechburg, Pa. — A popular 40-year old police chief has been arrested and charged with soliciting sex from a teenage girl online. Michael Diebold was arrested Friday on felony charges, including unlawful contact with a minor and criminal attempt to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. Both are first-degree felonies.

“This case is particularly heinous because the perpetrator is a public official, sworn to serve and protect the community,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a statement. “We have a zero tolerance for the sexual abuse of children. ”

The arrest followed an investigation that involved an undercover officer who posed as a 14-year-old girl, authorities said.

The investigation began after Diebold, using the username KuteCop4You, posted an ad on a social media app with Diebold sending inappropriate photos and asking to meet for sex.

— Wire reports