U.S. President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York appellate court on Tuesday to throw out his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, and to dismiss the case before his scheduled Friday sentencing.

The New Orleans city council is poring over the city's safety measures that might have prevented the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. They want to prevent any future attacks.

Seattle police and city officials are looking at ways to protect people from vehicle attacks like the one that killed 14 people in New Orleans on New Year's Day. The big picture: Experts say car attacks that use vehicles as weapons are becoming more common globally,

New Orleans kicked off its Carnival season with the Joan of Arc parade, just days after a deadly attack on New Year's Eve left 14 people dead. View on euronews